Studenice

Studenice
Studenice Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°18′3.34″N 15°36′47.67″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Poljčane
Area
• Total	4.52 km^2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation	256.8 m (842.5 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	147
[1]

Studenice (pronounced [studɛˈniːtsɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Poljčane in northeastern Slovenia. It lies below the northern slopes of Mount Boč on both banks of the Dravinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.^[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Three Kings and was part of a former Dominican convent, founded around 1245. The 13th-century church was restyled in the Baroque in the 17th century.^[3] The ruins of a castle used as a refuge from Ottoman raids, built in the late 15th century by the nuns from the local convent, can be seen on a hill above the settlement. It was burned down in a fire in 1788 and abandoned.^[4]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Poljčane municipal site
3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers ešd 707 & 3398
4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 28204

External links

• Media related to Studenice at Wikimedia Commons
• Studenice on Geopedia