Spodnje Poljčane () is a settlement on the left bank of the

Dravinja The Dravinja (, ) is the largest tributary of the Drava River in Slovenia. It is long. Its source is on the Pohorje Massif southwest of Mount Rogla about 1,150 m above sea level. The river passes Zreče, the town of Slovenske Konjice, the ruins ...

River in the

Municipality of Poljčane The Municipality of Poljčane (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Poljčane. Poljčane became a municipality in 2006. Settlements In addition to the m ...

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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. A

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with a small

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was built in the settlement in 1938.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 20222

References

External links

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