Draženci () is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the

Municipality of Hajdina The Municipality of Hajdina (; ) is a small municipality on the right bank of the Drava River near Ptuj in northeastern Slovenia. Its administrative seat is the village of Zgornja Hajdina. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. T ...

in northeastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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

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History

In 2005, the settlement of Lancova Vas pri Ptuju—formerly part of neighboring Lancova Vas—was annexed by Draženci.

Cultural heritage

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s near the settlement are associated with the nearby

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town of Poetovio.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 6478

References

External links

Draženci on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Hajdina {{Hajdina-geo-stub