Spodnja Voličina

Spodnja Voličina (pronounced [ˈspoːdnja ʋɔˈliːtʃina], in older sources Spodnja Veličina,[2] German: Unterwellitschen[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Lenart in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the valley of a minor right tributary of the Pesnica River. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

Spodnja Voličina
Spodnja Voličina (2007)
Spodnja Voličina
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°32′10.33″N 15°48′51.56″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityMunicipality of Lenart
Area
  Total4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation
328.7 m (1,078.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total536
[1]

The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Rupert and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It dates to the 14th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 216.
  3. Lenart municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3333
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