Zgornja Pohanca

Zgornja Pohanca (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈpoːxantsa], German: Oberpochanza[2]) is a settlement in the hills north of Brežice in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Zgornja Pohanca
Zgornja Pohanca
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′23.7″N 15°34′20.01″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
  Total3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Elevation
376.7 m (1,235.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total101
[1]

There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was built in 1898.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 10.
  3. Brežice municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number 14868


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