Lovrenc na Pohorju

	Lovrenc na Pohorju ; Sankt Lorenzen am Bachern
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region	Podravska (Drau region)
Coordinates	46 ° 32 ' N , 15 ° 24' E Coordinates: 46 ° 32 '26 " N , 15 ° 23' 35" E
surface	84.4 km²
Residents	3,055 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	36 inhabitants per km²
Post Code	2344
License Plate	MB
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Franc Ladinek
Mailing address	Spodnji trg 8 ; 2344 Lovrenc na Pohorju
Website	www.lovrenc.si

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Lovrenc na Pohorju ( German : Sankt Lorenzen am Bachern ) is a town and municipality in Slovenia in the historical Spodnja Štajerska ( Lower Styria ) and in the statistical region of Podravska .

geography

location

The municipality is located entirely in the hilly Pohorje , to the north the area reaches the Drava . The main town of the same name is located on an approximately 3 km² high plateau at 400 to 480 m above sea level. A , which is bounded by the two streams "Slepnica" ( Slebnitzbach ) and "Radoljna" ( Radlbach ).

According to the Austrian census of 1900, the German language was predominant in St. Lorenzen am Bachern.

Community structure

The municipality comprises 7 localities. The historical German place names in brackets are no longer used today. (Population figures as of January 1, 2017):

Činžat ( Zinsath ), 158
Kumen, ( Kummen , also deer hats ) 335
Lovrenc na Pohorju ( Sankt Lorenzen am Bachern ), 1.975

Puščava, ( Saint Mary in the Desert ) 72
Rdeči Breg ¹ ( Rottenberg ), 246
Recenjak ( Krätzebach ), 178
Ruta ( Greuth ), 91

¹ Rdeči Breg only partially belongs to the municipality of Lovrenc na Pohorju, another part belongs to the municipality of Podvelka .

Neighboring communities

Podvelka		Selnica ob Dravi
Ribnica na Pohorju		Soot
Mislinja , Zreče	Slovenska Bistrica

economy

Lovrenc is the seat of the metal processing company Struc, a tool and scythe production, wooden handles and agricultural machines.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Research on German regional and folklore . J. Engelhorn, 1936, p. 198 ( google.at [accessed March 7, 2019]).
^ General state law and government gazette for the Crown Land of Styria. 1850 (supplement Marburg district)
↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( English )
↑ Struc Holding ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

[1] Research on German regional and folklore . J. Engelhorn, 1936, p. 198 ( google.at [accessed March 7, 2019]).

[2] General state law and government gazette for the Crown Land of Styria. 1850 (supplement Marburg district)

[3] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( English )

[4] Struc Holding ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2