| Vukovje | |
|---|---|
  Vukovje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′16.21″N15°45′0.39″E / 46.5878361°N 15.7501083°E Coordinates: 46°35′16.21″N15°45′0.39″E / 46.5878361°N 15.7501083°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Pesnica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.33 km2 (2.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 279.2 m (916.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 350 |
| [1] | |
Vukovje (pronounced [ˈʋuːkɔu̯jɛ] ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Pesnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies north and east of the Pernica Reservoir (Slovene : Perniško jezero) in the Slovene Hills (Slovene : Slovenske gorice). The area was traditionally part of Styria. The municipality is now included 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.
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, 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 early 20th century. [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.
