Grabe, Središče ob Dravi
Encyclopedia
Grabe is a settlement on the left bank of the river Drava
in the Središče ob Dravi
Municipality
in northeastern Slovenia
. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria
region and is now included in the Podravska statistical region
.
The Središče ob Dravi
Parish
church is located in the settlement. It is dedicated to the Holy Spirit
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. The building dates to the 16th century and the exterior was renovated in 1908.
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...
in the Središče ob Dravi
Središce ob Dravi
Središče ob Dravi is a town and municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the river Drava and borders with Croatia.The parish church of the Središče ob Dravi Parish is in the neighbouring village of Grabe. The church in the actual settlement of Središče ob Dravi is its...
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...
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 area traditionally belonged to the 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...
region and is now included in the Podravska 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 Središče ob Dravi
Središce ob Dravi
Središče ob Dravi is a town and municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the river Drava and borders with Croatia.The parish church of the Središče ob Dravi Parish is in the neighbouring village of Grabe. The church in the actual settlement of Središče ob Dravi is its...
Parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
church is located in the settlement. It is dedicated to the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of the Hebrew Bible, but understood differently in the main Abrahamic religions.While the general concept of a "Spirit" that permeates the cosmos has been used in various religions Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of...
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. The building dates to the 16th century and the exterior was renovated in 1908.