Pernica

Place in Styria, 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 region| Styria
Statistical region| Drava
Municipality| Pesnica
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[edit]

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

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Pernica at Wikimedia Commons
* Pernica on Geopedia

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Municipality of Pesnica

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Pesnica pri Mariboru

| Current|

* Dolnja Počehova
* Dragučova
* Drankovec
* Flekušek
* Gačnik
* Jareninski Dol
* Jareninski Vrh
* Jelenče
* Kušernik
* Ložane
* Mali Dol
* Pernica
* Pesniški Dvor
* Počenik
* Polička Vas
* Polički Vrh
* Ranca
* Ročica
* Slatenik
* Spodnje Dobrenje
* Spodnje Hlapje
* Spodnji Jakobski Dol
* Vajgen
* Vosek
* Vukovje
* Vukovski Dol
* Vukovski Vrh
* Zgornje Hlapje
* Zgornji Jakobski Dol

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Former|

* Koprivnik

Landmarks|

* Assumption of the Virgin Mary Church
* Pesnica Parish Church
* St. James's Church
* St. Margaret's Church

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