Cerkvenjak

Cerkvenjak
Cerkvenjak

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°33′57.54″N 15°56′34.32″E / 46.5659833°N 15.9428667°E / 46.5659833; 15.9428667Coordinates: 46°33′57.54″N 15°56′34.32″E / 46.5659833°N 15.9428667°E / 46.5659833; 15.9428667
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Cerkvenjak
Area
 • Total 0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation 339.8 m (1,114.8 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 135
[1]

Cerkvenjak (pronounced [tsɛɾkvɛˈnjaːk]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Cerkvenjak in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the municipality. It lies in the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in the region known as Prlekija. Traditionally the area was part of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and is the seat of the Parish of Sveti Anton v Slovenskih Goricah. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built in 1546 on the site of an earlier building.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Cerkvenjak municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1069

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