Ptujska Gora
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Ptujska Gora is a village
in the Majšperk
municipality
in northeastern Slovenia
. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria
. It is now included with the rest of the municipality into the Podravje statistical region
.
It is best known for its parish church
, in particular a late 14th century statute of Mary. It depicts Saint Mary with a long coat protecting a crowd underneath it. The church is built on top of a hill and is a dominant landmark of the area. The church itself is known as the church of the Mantled Virgin Mary the Protector and is one of the best known pilgrimage
churches in Slovenia. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. Nearby are also a second church dating to the 16th century and dedicated to Saint Leonard
and a 19th century chapel dedicated to Saint Roch
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Majšperk
Majšperk
Majšperk is a settlement and a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Drava statistical region. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1261 in relation to the 13th-century Majšperk...
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 is part of the traditional region 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...
. It is now included with the rest of the municipality into the Podravje 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...
.
It is best known for its parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
, in particular a late 14th century statute of Mary. It depicts Saint Mary with a long coat protecting a crowd underneath it. The church is built on top of a hill and is a dominant landmark of the area. The church itself is known as the church of the Mantled Virgin Mary the Protector and is one of the best known pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
churches in Slovenia. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. Nearby are also a second church dating to the 16th century and dedicated to Saint Leonard
Leonard of Noblac
Leonard of Noblac or of Limoges or de Noblet , is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haute-Vienne, in the Limousin of France.-Traditional biography:According to the romance that...
and a 19th century chapel dedicated to Saint Roch
Roch
Saint Roch or Rocco ; lived c.1348 - 15/16 August 1376/79 was a Christian saint, a confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August; he is specially invoked against the plague...
.