Vuzenica

Vuzenica (pronounced [ʋuzɛˈniːtsa], German: Saldenhofen[2]) is a town and a municipality in northern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Drava River and extends south into the Pohorje Hills. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.[3] Vuzenica was first mentioned as a settlement in written documents dating to 1238, but archaeological evidence points to much older settlement of the area with a Roman period burial ground in the town.[4] Of the 13th-century castle above the settlement, only parts of the walls survive.[5]

Vuzenica Občina Vuzenica
Town and Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the Municipality of Vuzenica in Slovenia
Vuzenica Location of the Town of Vuzenica in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°36′N 15°10′E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Franc - Franjo Golob
Area
• Total	50.1 km^2 (19.3 sq mi)
Population  (2002)[1]
• Total	2,786
• Density	56/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)

The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built in the mid-13th century on the site of a 12th-century church. It was partly rebuilt and extended in the 14th and 15th centuries.[6] A second church in the town is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and dates to the late 14th century.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 264.
3. Vuzenica municipal site
4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 8133
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 8141
6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 857

External links

• Municipality of Vuzenica on Geopedia
• Vuzenica municipal site