Slovenske Konjice

	Slovenske Konjice ; Gonobitz
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Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region	Savinjska (Sann area)
Coordinates	46 ° 21 ' N , 15 ° 22' E Coordinates: 46 ° 20 '40 " N , 15 ° 22' 28" E
surface	97.8 km²
Residents	14,726 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	151 inhabitants per km²
Post Code	3210
License Plate	CE
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Darko Ratajc (2019)
Mailing address	Stari trg 29 ; 3210 Slovenske Konjice
Website	www.slovenskekonjice.si

Slovenske Konjice

Slovenske Konjice ( German : Gonobitz ) is a small town and municipality in Slovenia . It is located in the historical Spodnja Štajerska ( Lower Styria ) region and in the statistical region of Savinjska .

Alternative spellings

Counowiz (1146), Gonviz (1251), Gombicz (1370), Gannabitz (1570), Gonaviz (1594), Gonavitz (1630), Gonwitz (1636), Gonowitz (1662), Ganowiz (1680), Gonnawitz (1680)

geography

location

Slovenske Konjice is located in the upper Dravinja Valley (Drann) in an area where the river forms a small plain. The area is surrounded by a hilly landscape. The city center itself is 322 m. i. J. , the highest elevation is the mountain Stolpnik (Landthurmberg) with 1012 m. i. J. on the border with the municipality of Zreče .

The next larger cities are Celje about 17 km southwest and Maribor about 30 km northeast.

Community structure

The municipality comprises 58 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, 2017):

Bezina (Wosina), 585
Blato (Kothdorf), 109
Brdo (Werdu), 90
Breg pri Konjicah, 147
Brezje pri Ločah (Bresje), 111
Dobrava pri Konjicah, 83
Dobrnež, 122
Draža vas (Gattersdorf), 517
Gabrovlje (Gabrolle), 64
Gabrovnik (Gabounig), 216
Kamna Gora (Steinberg), 102
Klokočovnik (Klokotschounig), 186
Koble, 115
Kolačno (Kollachno), 45
Konjiška vas (Gonobitz village ), 206

Kraberk (Krahberg), 73

Ličenca (Litschenza), 183

Lipoglav (Lipoglau), 214

Loče (Holy Spirit), 642

Mali Breg (Breg), 59

Mlače , 242

Nova vas pri Konjicah (Neudorf), 74

Novo Tepanje, 85

Ostrožno pri Ločah (Ostroschno), 17

Penoje, 35

Perovec (Perowetz), 39

Petelinjek pri Ločah (Petelinegg), 47

Podob, 18th

Podpeč ob Dravinji (Podpechin), 58

Polene (Polena), 233

Preloge pri Konjicah (Preloge), 150

Prežigal (Prischigat), 24

Selski Vrh (Werch), 78

Slovenske Konjice (Gonobitz), 5,027

Sojek (Soiegg), 104

Spodnja Pristava (Unterpristova), 32

Spodnje Grušovje (Untergruschoje), 196

Spodnje Laže ( lower plate ), 147

Spodnje Preloge, 350

Spodnji Jernej, 28

Stare Slemene (Altslemene), 113

Strtenik (Stertenegg), 54

Suhadol (Suchadol), 51

Sveti Jernej (Sankt Bartholomä), 186

Škalce (Skallitz), 450

Škedenj (Stadl), 73

Špitalič pri Slovenskih Konjicah (Maria Spitalitsch), 9

Štajerska vas, 42

Tepanje (Tepina Village), 516

Tepanjski Vrh (Tepinaberg), 151

Tolsti Vrh (Feistenberg), 105

Vešenik (Hangenberg), 412

Zbelovo (plank stone village ), 265

Zbelovska Gora (Plankensteinberg), 320

Zeče (Setsche), 231

Zgornja Pristava (Oberpristova), 187

Zgornje Laže ( upper flap ), 140

Žiče (Seitzdorf), 588

Castle after an engraving by Vischer (1680)
Parish Church of St. George
The square Stari trg (German roughly: Alter Platz ) in the city center
Trebnik Castle
Parish Church of St. George

Neighboring communities

Zreče	Oplotnica	Slovenska Bistrica
Vojnik		Poljčane
Šentjur pri Celju	Šentjur pri Celju	Šmarje pri Jelšah

history

The Lords of Gonobitz first appeared in the middle of the 12th century, presumably as ministerials to the sovereign. Leopold de Gonvicz sold the margrave Ottokar III. the Seizer valley for the new Carthusian monastery Seiz .

The parish church of St. Georg was first mentioned in 1146, but is of earlier origin.

Most of the castles and courtyards that have survived to this day are from the 15th century: Trebenek (Slov. Trebnik ) (1404), Hebenstreit (Slov. Hebenštrajt ) (1476), Dobiehof (Slov. Dobje ) (1497), Golitsch (Slov . Golič ) (1542).

Until after the First World War, Gonobitz was the center of a German-speaking island, which also included the surrounding villages of Kotdorf, Prerauth and Pristowa. In these places the German speakers formed a majority of 80–90%.

Gonobitz Castle

Gonobitz Castle fell into disrepair after the execution of Hans Erasmus von Tattenbach and was sold to the Carthusian Monastery of Seiz for 48,331 guilders after being refunded by his brothers.

After the Carthusian monastery was dissolved by Joseph II , Hugo Weriand Prince zu Windisch-Graetz bought the Gonobitz rule from the religious fund in 1828 .

Owner of Gonobitz Castle	year
Lords of Gonobitz	1148-1329
Lords of Wilthausen	1329-1385
Lords of Duino	1385-1406
Lords of Walsee	1406-1469
Prince ( Habsburg )	1496-1576
Johann von Khißl	1576-1592
Archduke Ferdinand II.	1594-1597
Count Tattenbach	1597-1670
Emperor	1670-1685
Joh. And Otto Tattenbach	1685-1692
Charterhouse Seiz	1692-1783
Religion fund	1783-1828
Prince of Windisch-Graetz	1828-1945

Slovenske Konjice railway station 1902

traffic

The A1 motorway runs right through the municipality and can be reached through the "Slovenske Konjice" junction.

In addition, a piece of the Šentilj-Zidani Most railway line touches the municipality in the south-east, but the closest train stations Poljčane and Dolga Gora are outside the municipality and thus each about 10 km from the city center. For this reason, a narrow-gauge local line Poljčane-Slovenske Konjice existed until 1962 , which offered a connection to the main line. This began operations in 1892 and was even extended to Zreče in 1921 , after which the tracks were finally dismantled again.