Zlatoličje () is a
village
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on the right bank of the
southeast of
Maribor in northeastern
Slovenia
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. It lies in the
Municipality of Starše
The Municipality of Starše (; sl, Občina Starše) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Starše. Starše became a municipality in 1994.
Settlements
In add ...
in an area that is part of the traditional region of
Styria. The municipality is now included in the
Drava Statistical Region. South of the settlement is a 136 MW
run-of-the-river hydroelectricity
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, opened in 1969. A
solar power
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plant is set on the river banks.
Name
Zlatoličje was attested in written sources in 1220–30 and later as ''Goldarn'' (and as ''Goldsdorf'' in 1320). The Slovene name is derived from the common noun ''zlatolika'' '
golden willow' (''Salix alba'' var. ''vitellina''), referring to local vegetation. A less likely derivation is from Slavic ''*zoltolykъ'' 'gold seeker'.
Cultural heritage
The village
chapel
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with a small
belfry was built in 1900.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 20312
References
External links
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Populated places in the Municipality of Starše
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