Prihova, Oplotnica
Prihova (pronounced [ˈpɾiːxɔʋa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Oplotnica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
Prihova | |
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  Prihova Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′18.18″N 15°29′12.9″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Oplotnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 402.6 m (1,320.9 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 68 |
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Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Mary, Virgin of Mercy and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor.[3] It is a pilgrimage church dating to the middle of the 16th century, with the bell tower built in the second half of the 16th century.[4] In the 1740s it was renovated in the Baroque style.[5]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Oplotnica municipal site
- "Župnija Prihova" [The Parish of Prihova]. Druzina.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- "Romarska cerkev Prihova" [The Pilgrimage Church of Prihova]. Po sledeh dediščine od Pohorja do Bohorja [Following the Traces of Heritage from Pohorje to Bohor] (in Slovenian). Development Agency Kozjansko. p. 10. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3286
External links
Media related to Prihova at Wikimedia Commons- Prihova on Geopedia
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