Pernica

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°34′42.74″N 15°43′36.79″E / 46.5785389°N 15.7268861°E / 46.5785389; 15.7268861Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionDravaMunicipalityPesnicaArea
 • Total2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi)Elevation
246.8 m (809.7 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total377[1]

Pernica (pronounced [ˈpeːɾnitsa]; German: Pernitzen[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Pesnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

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.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 208.
  3. ^ Pesnica municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3161

External links

  • Media related to Pernica at Wikimedia Commons
  • Pernica on Geopedia


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Municipality of Pesnica
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Administrative seat: Pesnica pri Mariboru
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The location of the Municipality of Pesnica
Landmarks
  • Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church
  • Pesnica Parish Church
  • St. James's Church
  • St. Margaret's Church
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