Prihova, Oplotnica

Prihova
Village
Prihova is located in Slovenia
Prihova
Prihova
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°22′18.18″N 15°29′12.9″E / 46.3717167°N 15.486917°E / 46.3717167; 15.486917
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityOplotnica
Area
 • Total
1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation
402.6 m (1,320.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
68
[1]

Prihova (pronounced [ˈpɾiːxɔʋa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Oplotnica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Mary, Virgin of Mercy and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor.[3] It is a pilgrimage church dating to the middle of the 16th century, with the bell tower built in the second half of the 16th century.[4] In the 1740s it was renovated in the Baroque style.[5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Oplotnica municipal site
  3. ^ "Župnija Prihova" [The Parish of Prihova]. Druzina.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Romarska cerkev Prihova" [The Pilgrimage Church of Prihova]. Po sledeh dediščine od Pohorja do Bohorja [Following the Traces of Heritage from Pohorje to Bohor] (in Slovenian). Development Agency Kozjansko. p. 10. Retrieved 1 September 2014.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3286


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