Janževa Gora

Janževa Gora (pronounced [ˈjaːnʒɛʋa ˈɡɔːɾa], in older sources also Janževska Gora,[2] German: Johannesberg[2]) is a small settlement in the hills above the left bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi in Slovenia.[3]

Janževa Gora
Janževa Gora is located in Slovenia
Janževa Gora
Janževa Gora
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°33′10.75″N 15°28′11.61″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalitySelnica ob Dravi
Area
 • Total1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation
356.9 m (1,170.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total444
[1]

The local church, from which the settlement also gets its name, is dedicated to John the Baptist (Janž in the local dialect) and belongs to the Parish of Selnica ob Dravi. It is a single-nave, originally 15th-century building with 17th-century rebuilding and additions. The internal furnishings are Baroque.[4]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 200
  3. Selnica ob Dravi municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3341


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