Destrnik (, german: Desternigberg) is a settlement in northeastern

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. It is the seat of the

Municipality of Destrnik The Municipality of Destrnik (; sl, Občina Destrnik) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the settlement of Destrnik. It lies in the Slovene Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice) north of Ptuj. The area is part o ...

. It lies in the

Slovene Hills The Slovene Hills or the Slovenian Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice, german: Windische Bühel or ) is the largest hilly region of Slovenia, a smaller part is located in the Austrian province of Styria. It is situated in the northeast of the country an ...

( sl, Slovenske gorice) north of Ptuj. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.

Name

Destrnik was first attested in written sources in 1398 and 1441 as ''Terstenik'', and as ''Dersternikh'' in 1495. The name is believed to derive from ''*Drstenik'' and, like similar names (e.g., ''

Drstelja Drstelja ( or ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Destrnik in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. A small roadside chapel-shrine in th ...

''), is presumably based on the Slovene common noun ''drsten'' 'broken stone, rubble, scree'.

Church

The local

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, built on the highest point in the settlement, dominates its landscape and appears in the municipal

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. It is dedicated to Saint Urban 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 16th century with 18th-century adaptations. The feast day of Saint Urban, 25 May, has also been chosen as the official municipal holiday.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3468

References

External links

Destrnik on Geopedia

Destrnik municipal site
Populated places in the Municipality of Destrnik {{Destrnik-geo-stub