Spodnja Voličina (, in older sources ''Spodnja Veličina'',
german: Unterwellitschen
) is a settlement in the
Municipality of Lenart
The Municipality of Lenart (; sl, Občina Lenart) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It has just over 11,000 inhabitants. It is considered the centre of the Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice). The area is part of the traditional regio ...
in northeastern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. It lies in the valley of a minor right tributary of the
Pesnica River. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria. It 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 Rupert 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
...
. It dates to the 14th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3333
References
External links
*
Spodnja Voličina on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Lenart
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