Kog (, german: Kaag
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 4: ''Štajersko''. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 226.]) is a village in the hills northeast of
Ormož
Ormož (; in older sources , hu, Ormosd, german: Friedau, Prekmurje Slovene: ''Ormošd'') is a town in the traditional region of Prlekija, part of Styria, in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River and borders with Cr ...
in northeastern
Slovenia
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, right on the border with
Croatia
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. The area traditionally belonged to the
Styria region and is now included in the
Drava Statistical Region.
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...
in the village is dedicated to
Saint Wolfgang ( sl, sveti Bolfenk) and belongs to the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor ( la, Archidioecesis Mariborensis, sl, Nadškofija Maribor) is an archdiocese located in the city of Maribor in Slovenia.
History
* 1859 : Maribor (then Marburg) became the see of the Diocese of Lavant
...
. The church was built in 1688, but greatly damaged in the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
and rebuilt in the second half of the 20th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 2891
The village was unofficially known as ''Sveti Bolfenk pri Središču'' (german: St. Wolfgang bei Polstrau) in the past.
References
External links
Kog on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ormož
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