Drstelja

Drstelja (pronounced [dəɾˈstɛːlja] or [dəɾˈsteːlja]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Destrnik in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Drstelja
Drstelja is located in Slovenia
Drstelja
Drstelja
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°28′22.17″N 15°51′27.58″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityDestrnik
Area
  Total2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation
284.8 m (934.4 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total229
  Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
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A small roadside chapel-shrine in the settlement dates to the early 20th century.[3] The priest and poet Matija Murko (1861–1952) was born in Drstelja.

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