| Borovci | |
|---|---|
  Borovci Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°25′4.08″N15°56′34.92″E / 46.4178000°N 15.9430333°E Coordinates: 46°25′4.08″N15°56′34.92″E / 46.4178000°N 15.9430333°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Markovci |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 219.2 m (719.2 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 263 |
| [1] | |
Borovci (pronounced [ˈboːɾɔu̯tsi] ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Markovci in northeastern Slovenia. It is a roadside village on the regional road from Ptuj to Ormož. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1458 as Worofcze. 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. [2]
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. It is to be distinguished (usually) from the county, which may encompass rural territory or numerous small communities such as towns, villages and hamlets.
Markovci is a settlement and a small municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies southeast of Ptuj next to Lake Ptuj, a reservoir on the Drava River. Traditionally the area was part of the Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.
Two small roadside chapel-shrines in the settlement date to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [3]
A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mountain. They have been a feature of many cultures, including Catholic and Orthodox Europe and Shinto Japan.
