Polenšak

Polenšak (pronounced [ˈpoːlɛnʃak], German: Polenschak[2]) is a village in the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Dornava in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

Visitation Church
Polenšak
Polenšak is located in Slovenia
Polenšak
Polenšak
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°28′7.53″N 16°0′8.57″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityDornava
Area
  Total1.6 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Elevation
283.8 m (931.1 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total169
  Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
[1]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Visitation of the Virgin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built in the early 17th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 238.
  3. Dornava municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3262


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