Puščava, Lovrenc na Pohorju

Puščava (pronounced [puˈʃtʃaːʋa]) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Lovrenc na Pohorju in northeastern Slovenia. It extends from the right bank of the Drava River in the Pohorje Hills. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Puščava
Puščava is located in Slovenia
Puščava
Puščava
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°33′11.59″N 15°24′34.24″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityLovrenc na Pohorju
Area
  Total4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation
399.3 m (1,310.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total70
[1]

The local parish church is dedicated to Mary Help of Christians (Slovene: Marija Pomočnica) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a pilgrimage church built between 1668 and 1672 on the site of an earlier chapel of which only part of the belfry survives.[3]

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