Benedict (Slovenia)

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Benedikt
St. Benedikt in the Windischen Büheln
Benedict's coat of arms Map of Slovenia, position of Benedict highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region Podravska (Drau region)
Coordinates 46 ° 37 '  N , 15 ° 53'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 37 '0 "  N , 15 ° 53' 0"  E
height 247  m. i. J.
surface 24.1  km²
Residents 2,577 (January 1, 2019)
Population density 107 inhabitants per km²
Post Code 2234
License Plate MB
Structure and administration
Mayor : Milan Repič
Mailing address Čolnikov trg 5
2234 Benedict
Website
Sv. Trije Kralji (Three Kings)
Benedict Church

Benedikt ( German : Sankt Benedikt in den Windischen Büheln ) is a town and municipality in northeastern Slovenia . It is located in the historical Spodnja Štajerska ( Lower Styria ) region and in the statistical region of Podravska .

geography

location

Benedict is located in the Slovenske gorice ( Windische Buehel ) in the valley of Drvanja ( Trie leg Bach ) to about 240  m. ü. A. National road 3 runs through the main town, which leads from Lenart to Gornja Radgona . The Church of the Three Kings in Sveti Trije Kralji on a ridge just southeast of Benedict is worth seeing.

The next larger towns are the small town of Lenart about 6 km southwest and the city of Maribor about 20 km west.

Community structure

The municipality comprises 13 localities. The German exonyms in brackets date from the middle of the 19th century and are no longer used today. (Population figures as of January 1, 2019):

  • Benedict ( Saint Benedict ), 1.093
  • Drvanja ( Trie leg ), 171
  • Ihova ( Meichendorf ), 282
  • Ločki Vrh ( Lotschitschberg ), 90
  • Negovski Vrh ( Negauberg ), 17
  • Obrat ( Obratten ), 87
  • Spodnja Bačkova ( Watschkau ), 135
  • Spodnja Ročica ( Rothschützen ), 132
  • Stara Gora ( Altenberg ), 20
  • Sveti Trije Kralji v Slovenskih goricah ( Holy Three Kings ), 106
  • Štajngrova ( Stangelberg ), 239
  • Trotkova ( Tronkau ), 104
  • Trstenik ( Trixenberg ), 101

Neighboring communities

Sveta Ana Gornja Radgona
Lenart Neighboring communities
Sveta Trojica

Negau helmet

In Ženjak, a location between Benedikt and Obrat, a depot with Iron Age helmet shapes was discovered in 1811 ( Negau helmet ).

Web links

Commons : Benedict (Slovenia)  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ General state law and government gazette for the Crown Land of Styria. 1850 (supplement Marburg district)
  2. ↑ Population tables of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene )
  3. ↑ Geopedia.si: Ženjak, Obrat and Negova / Negau