Pernica

Pernica

Pernica Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°34′42.74″N 15°43′36.79″E / 46.5785389°N 15.7268861°E / 46.5785389; 15.7268861Coordinates: 46°34′42.74″N 15°43′36.79″E / 46.5785389°N 15.7268861°E / 46.5785389; 15.7268861
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Pesnica
Area
• Total	2.52 km² (0.97 sq mi)
Elevation	246.8 m (809.7 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	377
^[1]

Pernica is a village in the Municipality of Pesnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the traditional region of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.^[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1361. It was destroyed in 1532 and rebuilt in 1567.^[3]

References

↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
↑ Pesnica municipal site
↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3161

External links

Pernica at Geopedia
Media related to Pernica at Wikimedia Commons

Municipality of Pesnica

Settlements

Administrative centre: Pesnica pri Mariboru

Current	Dolnja Počehova Dragučova Drankovec Flekušek Gačnik Jareninski Dol Jareninski Vrh Jelenče Kušernik Ložane Mali Dol Pernica Pesniški Dvor Počenik Polička Vas Polički Vrh Ranca Ročica Slatenik Spodnje Dobrenje Spodnje Hlapje Spodnji Jakobski Dol Vajgen Vosek Vukovje Vukovski Dol Vukovski Vrh Zgornje Hlapje Zgornji Jakobski Dol

Former	Koprivnik

Landmarks

Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church
Pesnica Parish Church
St. James's Church
St. Margaret's Church

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