Rečica ob Savinji

Rečica ob Savinji Rietz
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region	Savinjska (Sann area)
Coordinates	46 ° 19 ′  N , 14 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 19 ′ 0 ″  N , 14 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  E
height	367  m. i. J.
surface	30.1  km²
Residents	2,330 (2008)
Population density	77 inhabitants per km²
Post Code	3332
License Plate	CE
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Vincenc Jeraj
Website	www.obcina-recica.si

Sankt Kancijan Church in Rečica ob Savinji

The pillory in Rečica ob Savinji

Rečica ob Savinji (German: Rietz ) is a municipality in the Spodnja Štajerska region (Lower Styria) in Slovenia .

2339 people live in the total community, which consists of 12 localities. The main town Rečica ob Savinji alone has 555 inhabitants and is located in the Upper Savinja Valley (Eng. Sanntal ). Rečica ob Savinji lies on the Rečica river, from which the name of the settlement was derived. The place was first mentioned in 1231. In the 14th century the settlement received market rights. The pillory from the Middle Ages still stands in the village .

Rečica ob Savinji belonged to the Mozirje municipality until 2006 . Since then it has been an independent community.

The church of St. Kanzian in the main town Rečica ob Savinji is worth seeing. The church, which burned down in a fire in 1799, was rebuilt in 1804.

Districts of the entire municipality

• Dol-Suha , (German: Thal-Zauch )
• Grušovlje , (German: fishermen )
• Homec , (German: Hometz )
• Nizka , (German: Mühldorf )
• Poljane , (German: Au )
• Rečica ob Savinji , (Ger .: Rietz )
• Spodnja Rečica , (German: Unterbach )
• Spodnje Pobrežje , (German: Unter-Pobresche )
• Šentjanž , (German: Sankt Johann )
• Trnovec , (German: Ternowetz )
• Varpolje , (German: Ärendorf )
• Zgornje Pobrežje , (German: Ober-Pobresche )

Web link

• Website of the municipality of Rečica ob Savinji (Slovenian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Market law