Prihova, Oplotnica

Prihova
Prihova

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°22′18.18″N 15°29′12.9″E / 46.3717167°N 15.486917°E / 46.3717167; 15.486917Coordinates: 46°22′18.18″N 15°29′12.9″E / 46.3717167°N 15.486917°E / 46.3717167; 15.486917
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Oplotnica
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 Assumption of Mary 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. ↑ "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. |chapter= ignored (help)
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3286


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