The Municipality of Žetale (; sl, Občina Žetale) is a municipality in eastern

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, on the border with

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. Its seat is the village of

Žetale Žetale () is a village in eastern Slovenia, on the border with Croatia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Žetale. The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. History Žetale ...

. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

Drava Statistical Region The Drava Statistical Region ( sl, Podravska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest city in the region is Maribor. The region's name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course thro ...

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Flag and Coat of Arms

The flag and coat of arms of Žetale are a principally green and yellow design, featuring

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leaves and fruit. Above it on the coat of arms is a castle embattlement upon which stands the flaming

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and

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of the

Archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

Geography

The Municipality of Žetale has an area of in the

. It consists of the villages of Žetale,

Čermožiše Čermožiše () is a settlement in the Haloze Hills in the Municipality of Žetale in eastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Lower Styria, Styria region. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. There are two churches ...

, Dobrina,

Kočice Kočice () is a settlement in the Haloze Hills in the Municipality of Žetale in eastern Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordere ...

, and Nadole, with a total population of 1,364.Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
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Nearby attractions

The Jože of Žetale Hiking Trail ( sl, Pot Jožeta Žetalskega) with a precipice on the north side leads from Žetale to

Donačka Gora Donačka Gora (; german: Donatiberg) is a settlement east of the town of Rogatec in eastern Slovenia. It lies south of a hill with the same name. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Savinja Statistica ...

, passing Resenik Hill and Medgorje to the eastern third peak. The views available include the forested slopes of Mount Macelj ( sl, Maceljska gora), Resenik Hill, Žetale, the vineyards of

Haloze Haloze () is a geographical sub-region of Slovenia. It is in the northeast of the country, in the Styria region. General characteristics Haloze is a hilly area, running roughly east–west bounded by the border with Croatia to the south and the ...

, and the church of

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( sl, Marija pomočnica).

Churches

The Žetale Valley has a number of churches.

Saint Sebastian Saint Sebastian (in Latin: ''Sebastianus''; Narbo, Gallia Narbonensis, Roman Empire c. AD 255 – Rome, Italia, Roman Empire c. AD 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional belief, he was killed during the Dioclet ...

's Church ( sl, Sv. Boštjan), dating to 1415, was built in memory of victims of the

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. Nearby is the

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Church of

( sl, Marija pomočnica) from 1725.

's Church from 1426 stands in Žetale.

References

External links

*
Žetale municipal site

Municipality of Žetale
at Geopedia

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