Selnica ob Dravi

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Selnica ob Dravi
Zellnitz an der Drau
Coat of arms of Selnica ob Dravi Map of Slovenia, position of Selnica ob Dravi highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region Podravska (Drau region)
Coordinates 46 ° 33 '  N , 15 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 33 '0 "  N , 15 ° 29' 42"  E
height 314  m. i. J.
surface 64.5  km²
Residents 4,494 (January 1, 2019)
Population density 70 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code (+386) 02
Post Code 2352
License Plate MB
Structure and administration
Mayor : Vlasta Krmelj
Mailing address Slovenski trg 4
2352 Selnica ob Dravi
Website
Houses in the main town Selnica ob Dravi.

Selnica ob Dravi ( German : Zellnitz an der Drau ) is a town and municipality in Slovenia . It is located in the historical Spodnja Štajerska ( Lower Styria ) region and in the statistical region of Podravska .

geography

location

Selnica ob Dravi is located about 12 km west of Maribor on the northern bank of the Drava and extends over the Kozjak ( Possruck ) to the Austrian border. In the Drautal at 314  m. ü. A. the community is the most densely populated. Otherwise the municipality is characterized by a hilly landscape and scattered settlements. The only village in the hills is Sveti Duh, located right on the state border, known for its pilgrimage church .

The highest point is at 985  m. ü. A. der Kolarjev vrh ( Kolarkogel ).

Community structure

The municipality comprises 14 localities. The German exonyms in brackets were mainly used by the German-speaking population until the area was ceded to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918 and are largely uncommon today. (Population figures as of January 1, 2019):

  • Črešnjevec ob Dravi ( Gersdorf ), 229
  • Fala 1 ( Faal ), 307
  • Gradišče na Kozjaku 2 ( Castle Hill ), 167
  • Janževa Gora ( Johannesberg ), 460
  • Selnica ob Dravi ( Zellnitz an der Drau ), 1.348
  • Spodnja Selnica ( Feistritz near Zellnitz ), 136
  • Spodnji BOC ( lower roller ) 182
  • Spodnji Slemen ( Slemen ), 623
  • Sveti Duh na Ostrem Vrhu ( Holy Spirit on Easter Mountain ), 107
  • Veliki Boč 2 ( large roller ), 107
  • Vurmat 1 ( Wurmath ), 23
  • Zgornja Selnica ( Oberzellnitz ), 462
  • Zgornji Boč ( Oberwalz ), 248
  • Zgornji Slemen 1 ( Prince ), 95

1 Fala, Vurmat and Zgornji Slemen only partly belong to the municipality of Selnica. Fala also belongs to Ruše , Vurmat to Podvelka and Zgornji Slemen to the municipality of Maribor .
2 The villages of Gradišče na Kozjaku and Veliki Boč were divided into two by the Treaty of Saint-Germain on September 10, 1919. The Austrian villages Schloßberg and Großwalz are now part of the municipality of Leutschach an der Weinstrasse .

Neighboring communities

Leutschach ad Weinstrasse ( A )
Podvelka ,
Lovrenc na Pohorju 		Neighboring communities Maribor
Soot

history

The settlement was first mentioned in a document in 1093. The parish church of St. Marjeta was named for the first time in 1372.

Personalities

economy

The oldest power plant on the Drau is located in Faal .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Special map of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy 1: 75,000 - Marburg 5355. (1914)
  2. ↑ Population tables of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene )