Vuzenica

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Vuzenica
Saldenhofen
Vuzenica coat of arms Map of Slovenia, position of Vuzenica highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region Koroška (Slovenian Carinthia)
Coordinates 46 ° 36 '  N , 15 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 35 '47 "  N , 15 ° 10' 2"  E
height 338  m. i. J.
surface 50.1  km²
Residents 2,670 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 53 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code (+386) 02
Post Code 2367
License Plate SG
Structure and administration (as of 2017)
Community type local community
Mayor : Franc Franjo Golob
Mailing address Mladinska ulica 1
2367 Vuzenica
Website
Postcard from 1908 with a view of the village of Vuzenica ( Saldenhofen ).
Vuzenica from the southwest

Vuzenica ( German : Saldenhofen ) is a town and municipality in Slovenia . It is located in the historical Spodnja Štajerska ( Lower Styria ) region, but now belongs to the statistical region of Koroška ( Carinthia ).

geography

location

Vuzenica lies on the Drava ( Drava ) at the confluence with the Crkvenica ( Kirchbach ), south of Muta . A large part of the municipality belongs to the Pohorje ( Bachern Mountains ).

Community structure

The municipality comprises five 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):

  • Dravče ( Drautsch ), 136
  • Sveti Primož na Pohorju ( Sankt Primon am Bachern ), 316
  • Sveti Vid ( Sankt Veit ), 435
  • Šentjanž nad Dravčami ( Sankt Johann ob Drautsch ), 251
  • Vuzenica ( Saldenhofen ), 1.532

Neighboring communities

Dravograd Muta Radlje ob Dravi
Dravograd Neighboring communities Radlje ob Dravi
Slovenj Gradec Slovenj Gradec Ribnica na Pohorju

history

The village was first mentioned in 1238 and is one of the oldest settlements in the valley. It was mentioned as a market as early as 1288. The rafting gave the place an additional boost. The church of Sv. Nikolaj (Saint Nicholas) and the rectory. There, all the names of the pastors are entered on a board. Also that of the later first bishop of the Archdiocese of Maribor , Anton Martin Slomšek .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Location of the place
  2. ↑ Special map of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy 1: 75,000 - Unterdrauburg 5354. (1914)
  3. ↑ Population tables of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene )
  4. ^ History

  • Saldenhofen (top center) around 1877 (recording sheet of the state survey )

  • Geological map with the Drau valley near Vuzenica, around 1926