Zgornje Poljčane (, formerly ''Poljčane'', german: Pöltschach) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Poljčane The Municipality of Poljčane (; sl, Občina Poljčane) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a c ...

in northeastern

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. It lies at the foothills of

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on the right bank of the Dravinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

. It is now included with the rest of the municipality 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 ...

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Poljčane'' to ''Zgornje Poljčane'' in 1957. The change was made because a new settlement called ''

Poljčane Poljčane () is a settlement in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Poljčane. It lies 35 km south of Maribor and 35 km northeast of Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The town lies i ...

'' was created that same year, when the former villages of

Maharska Vas Maharska Vas (, sl, Maharska vas, in older sources ''Maharčka vas'' or ''Marhačka vas'', german: Marchendorf) is a former village in central Slovenia in the Municipality of Poljčane. It is now part of the town of Poljčane. It is part of the t ...

and Pekel were merged into a single settlement.

Church

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 settlement is dedicated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a Romanesque building dating to the late 12th century. It has a

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belfry. In 1895 the church was extended and re-orientated with a complete new

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

added. The sanctuary of the original church was converted to a side

chapel A chapel is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. Firstly, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common ty ...

.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3264

References

External links

Zgornje Poljčane on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Poljčane {{Poljčane-stub