Plač () is a settlement in the Municipality of Kungota in the western part of the

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() in northeastern

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. The

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in the village is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor The Archdiocese of Maribor (, ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Slovenia. Its episcopal see is Maribor. History * 1859 : Maribor (then Marburg) became the see of the Diocese of Lavant * ...

. The church was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1197. The current building dates to between 1652 and 1657 with some details of the Gothic building still visible. The belfry dates to the 19th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 3400

References

External links

Plač on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kungota {{Kungota-geo-stub