Svetinje

Svetinje
Svetinje is located in Slovenia
Svetinje
Svetinje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°27′44″N 16°10′12″E / 46.46222°N 16.17000°E / 46.46222; 16.17000
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityOrmož
Area
 • Total
0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
52
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
[1]

Svetinje (pronounced [ˈsʋeːtinjɛ]) is a small village in the Municipality of Ormož in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on a small rise in the Slovene Hills east of the Ormož–Hodoš Railway and the village of Ivanjkovci, northeast of the village of Mihalovci. The village, established in 2005 by ceding from Mihalovci,[2] is part of the traditional region of Styria and is included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

Church

A simple Baroque church, dedicated to All Saints, stands in the center of Svetinje. It is the parish church of the Parish of Svetinje, part of the Archdiocese of Maribor. It was completed in 1730.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Svetinje, Ormož". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Svetinje, Ormož". Place Names (in Slovenian). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ^ Ormož municipal site Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "3401: Svetinje - Cerkev Vseh svetnikov" [3401: Svetinje – All Saints Church]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 28 September 2015.