Zgornja Kostrivnica

Zgornja Kostrivnica (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnja kɔˈstɾiːu̯nitsa], German: Oberkostreinitz[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina in eastern Slovenia. The wider area around Rogaška Slatina is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]

Zgornja Kostrivnica
Zgornja Kostrivnica is located in Slovenia
Zgornja Kostrivnica
Zgornja Kostrivnica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′33.15″N 15°35′27.07″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityRogaška Slatina
Area
 • Total1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Elevation
297.8 m (977.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total133
[1]

History

School instruction started in Zgornja Kostrivnica in 1820, when lessons were held in private houses. A schoolhouse was built in 1834 and expanded in 1877.[4]

Mass grave

Zgornja Kostrivnica is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War. The Cemetery Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče na pokopališču) is located in a grassy area in the southwest part of the village cemetery. It contains the remains of 17 people.[5]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Virgin of Częstochowa (Slovene: Čenstohovska Mati Božja). It was built in 1786.[4][6] The chancel was added in 1835 and an oratory in 1859.[4] The main altar dates from 1769 and was transferred from Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Church in Maribor.[4] The pulpit and the four side altars date from 1859; they were created by France Kotnik and incorporate older sculpted elements dating from c. 1770.[4]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 246.
  3. Rogaška Slatina municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 403–404.
  5. Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče na pokopališču". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number 2967


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