Zgornja Ložnica

Zgornja Ložnica
Zgornja Ložnica Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°23′6.27″N 15°31′4.25″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Slovenska Bistrica
Area
• Total	1.95 km^2 (0.75 sq mi)
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	320
[1]

Zgornja Ložnica (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnja lɔˈʒniːtsa]) is a village in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. 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 Saint Wenceslas (Slovene: sveti Venčeslav) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built in the 13th century, during the rule of Ottokar II of Bohemia, who was also Duke of Styria in the mid-13th century. It is currently the only church in the territory of Slovenia dedicated to this saint after the church in Domanjševci was rededicated to Saint Martin. It had numerous additions over the following centuries.^[3]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. Slovenska Bistrica municipal site
3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 3171

External links

• Zgornja Ložnica on Geopedia