Fala, Ruše
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Fala is a settlement on Drava
River in northeastern Slovenia
. The part of the settlement on the right bank of the river belongs to the Municipality
of Ruše
. The part on the lift bank of the river
belongs to the Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi
. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Styria
. The municipality is now included in the Drava statistical region
.
The Fala hydroelectric power plant
in the settlement was built between 1913 and 1918. As a technological and constructional achievement of its time, it was in 2008 included in its register as a monument of national importance by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture.
Fala Castle is a castle
on the right bank of the Drava River in the southern part of the settlement. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1245, but most of the current building, including the castle chapel
, dates to the 16th and 17th century with major 19th-century reconsutruction.
Drava
Drava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It sources in Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and...
River in northeastern Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The part of the settlement on the right bank of the river belongs to the Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Ruše
Ruše
Ruše is a small town and a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Drava River to the west of Maribor and extends south into the Pohorje hills. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower Styria...
. The part on the lift bank of the river
Fala, Selnica ob Dravi
Fala is a settlement on the river Drava in Slovenia. The settlement on the left bank of the river belongs to the Selnica ob Dravi municipality, whilst the remainder of the settlement on the right bank of the river belongs to the Ruše municipality....
belongs to the Municipality of Selnica ob Dravi
Selnica ob Dravi
Selnica ob Dravi is a village and a municipality on the left bank of the Drava River in Slovenia.The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is built in the centre of the village and was first mentioned in written...
. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...
. The municipality is now included in the Drava statistical region
Podravska statistical region
The Drava statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Maribor. Its name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorje mountains in the northeast of the region. The Drava is used for...
.
The Fala hydroelectric power plant
Hydroelectricity
Hydroelectricity is the term referring to electricity generated by hydropower; the production of electrical power through the use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water. It is the most widely used form of renewable energy...
in the settlement was built between 1913 and 1918. As a technological and constructional achievement of its time, it was in 2008 included in its register as a monument of national importance by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture.
Fala Castle is a castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
on the right bank of the Drava River in the southern part of the settlement. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1245, but most of the current building, including the castle chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
, dates to the 16th and 17th century with major 19th-century reconsutruction.