Središče ob Dravi

Središče ob Dravi
Središče ob Dravi train station
Središče ob Dravi train station
Coat of arms of Središče ob Dravi
Coat of arms
Središče ob Dravi is located in Slovenia
Središče ob Dravi
Središče ob Dravi
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°23′36″N 16°16′20″E / 46.39333°N 16.27222°E / 46.39333; 16.27222
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalitySredišče ob Dravi
Area
[1]
 • Total
11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Elevation
183.2 m (601.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
984
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)

Središče ob Dravi (pronounced [sɾɛˈdiːʃtʃɛ ɔb ˈdɾaːʋi], German: Polstrau[2]) is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Središče ob Dravi. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River and borders Croatia.[3]

The parish church of Središče ob Dravi is in the neighbouring village of Grabe. The church in the actual settlement of Središče ob Dravi is a chapel of ease and is dedicated to Mary of the Seven Sorrows. It was built in 1637. In the 18th century the nave was vaulted.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Naselje Središče ob Dravi". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 230.
  3. ^ Municipality of Središče ob Dravi website
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3388


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