Pernica

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Pernica
Pernica is located in Slovenia
Pernica
Pernica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°34′42.74″N 15°43′36.79″E / 46.5785389°N 15.7268861°E / 46.5785389; 15.7268861
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityPesnica
Area
 • Total
2.52 km2 (0.97 sq mi)
Elevation
246.8 m (809.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
377
[1]

Pernica (pronounced [ˈpeːɾnitsa]; German: Pernitzen[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Pesnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1361. It was destroyed in 1532 and rebuilt in 1567.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 208.
  3. ^ Pesnica municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3161
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