| Vodriž | |
|---|---|
  Vodriž Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′9.04″N15°6′36.02″E / 46.4525111°N 15.1100056°E Coordinates: 46°27′9.04″N15°6′36.02″E / 46.4525111°N 15.1100056°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Carinthia |
| Municipality | Slovenj Gradec |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.61 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 470.5 m (1,543.6 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 95 |
| [1] | |
Vodriž (pronounced [ʋɔˈdɾiːʃ] ) is a settlement in the City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec in northern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region. [2]
The City Municipality of Slovenj Gradec is a municipality in northern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Slovenj Gradec. It is part of the historic Styria region, and since 2005 it has belonged to the NUTS-3 Carinthia 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.
The Carinthia Statistical Region is a statistical region in northern Slovenia along the border with Austria.
On a hill above the settlement to the west, the ruins of a 13th-century castle can still be seen. [3]
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages by predominantly the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Usage of the term has varied over time and has been applied to structures as diverse as hill forts and country houses. Over the approximately 900 years that castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls and arrowslits, were commonplace.
