Malečnik

Malečnik
Malečnik Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°33′22.41″N 15°41′54.3″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Maribor
Area
• Total	1.61 km^2 (0.62 sq mi)
Elevation	284.2 m (932.4 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	524
[2]

Malečnik (pronounced [maˈleːtʃnik], ‹See Tfd›German: Maletschnig^[3]) is a village on the left bank of the Drava River east of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.^[4]

There are two churches in the settlement. The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Peter and was first mentioned in documents dating to 1236, but the current building is Baroque and was built in 1740. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. The second church is built on a hill above the settlement. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and dates to 1517 with a Gothic belfry and a Baroque extension.^[5]

References

1. "Prebivalstvo po naseljih, podrobni podatki, Slovenija, 1. januar 2021". stat.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
2. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
3. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 208.
4. Maribor municipal site
5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 3237 and 3228

External links

• Malečnik on Geopedia