Selnica ob Dravi | |
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  Selnica ob Dravi Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′5″N 15°29′41″E / 46.55139°N 15.49472°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Selnica ob Dravi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 314.6 m (1,032.2 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,348 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Selnica ob Dravi (pronounced [ˈséːlnitsa ɔb ˈdɾàːʋi]; German: Zellnitz an der Drau[2]) is a village on the left bank of the Drava River in Slovenia.[3] It is the seat of the Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi.
The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is built in the centre of the village and was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1372. It is an originally Gothic building with early and late 18th-century additions.[4]
- ^ a b "Naselje Selnica ob Dravi". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 204.
- ^ Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi website
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3340