Svečina

Svečina
Svečina Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°40′25.62″N 15°35′32.98″E / 46.6737833°N 15.5924944°ECoordinates: 46°40′25.62″N 15°35′32.98″E / 46.6737833°N 15.5924944°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Kungota
Area
• Total	2.16 km^2 (0.83 sq mi)
Elevation	388.4 m (1,274.3 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	154
[1]

Svečina (pronounced [sʋɛˈtʃiːna]) is a settlement in the western Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) north of Plač in the Municipality of Kungota in northeastern Slovenia.^[2]

There is a mansion in the settlement. In its conception it dates to the 12th century, but the current building is late Renaissance, dating to 1629 with a square floor plan and four corner turrets.^[3] It was built by the monks of St. Lambrecht's Abbey in Austria. Since 1936 it has been a secondary school, now belonging to the Agricultural College from Maribor.^[4]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Kungota municipal site
3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 7773
4. Srednja šola kmetijske mehanizacije Maribor site

External links

• Svečina on Geopedia