| Desnjak | |
|---|---|
  Desnjak Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°29′30.35″N16°7′49.68″E / 46.4917639°N 16.1304667°E Coordinates: 46°29′30.35″N16°7′49.68″E / 46.4917639°N 16.1304667°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Ljutomer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 292 m (958 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 141 |
| [1] | |
Desnjak (pronounced [ˈdeːsnjak] ) is a settlement in the eastern Slovene Hills (Slovene : Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region. [2]
The Slovene Hills or the Slovenian Hills is the largest hilly region of Slovenia, a smaller part is located in the Austrian province of Styria. It is situated in the northeast of the country and has an area of 1,017 square kilometres (393 sq mi). It comprises the Western Slovene Hills and the Eastern Slovene Hills. The region is known for its vineyards and wines. The central town and municipality is Lenart.
Slovene or Slovenian belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.
The Municipality of Ljutomer is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia, some 40 kilometers (25 mi) east of Maribor. Traditionally it was part of the region of Styria. It is now included in the Mura Statistical Region. Its largest settlement and the administrative center is Ljutomer.
There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It belongs to the Parish of Cezanjevci. It was built in 1889 and renovated in 1994. [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.
Mary was a 1st-century BC Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth, and the mother of Jesus, according to the New Testament and the Quran.
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or more curates, and who operates from a parish church. Historically, a parish often covered the same geographical area as a manor. Its association with the parish church remains paramount.
