Dolnja Počehova

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Dolnja Počehova
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Dolnja Počehova
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°35′45.05″N15°39′44.58″E / 46.5958472°N 15.6623833°E / 46.5958472; 15.6623833 Coordinates: 46°35′45.05″N15°39′44.58″E / 46.5958472°N 15.6623833°E / 46.5958472; 15.6623833
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Pesnica
Area
 • Total 2.62 km2 (1.01 sq mi)
Elevation 283.3 m (929.5 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 344
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Dolnja Počehova (pronounced  [ˈdoːlnja pɔtʃɛˈxɔːʋa] or [ˈdoːlnja pɔtʃɛˈxoːʋa] ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Pesnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Upper Pesnica Valley. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. [2]

Municipality An administrative division having corporate status and usually some powers of self-government or jurisdiction

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.

Municipality of Pesnica Municipality in Slovenia

The Municipality of Pesnica is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The center of the municipality is Pesnica pri Mariboru, a suburb near Maribor. It lies at the western end of the Slovene Hills in the Upper Pesnica Valley. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region as part of the Pesnica Administrative Unit. The main economic activities in the area are tourism, transportation, viticulture, vinemaking, craftsmanship and farming.

Slovenia republic in Central Europe

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.

A small roadside chapel-shrine in the settlement dates to 1775. [3]

Wayside shrine religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway

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.

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Mladen Kranjc was a Croatian football player, who played as a forward. Dubbed as the črni biser, Kranjc spent the majority of his football career playing for the Slovenian club Maribor, having spent there a total of 12 seasons during the 1960s and 1970s. He is regarded as one of the best players in the history of the club, and was the best goalscorer for the team in each of its five seasons spent in the Yugoslav top division, having scored a total of 54 league goals. His success eventually led to his transfer to one of the top Yugoslav clubs, Dinamo Zagreb. Kranjc has made a total of 311 appearances for Maribor, scoring 104 goals in the process. He died at the age of 43, after being involved in a motorcycle accident in Dolnja Počehova.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Pesnica municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 25559
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