Trnovska vas
Encyclopedia
Trnovska vas is a settlement and a small municipality
in northeastern Slovenia
. The area was part of the traditional region of Lower Styria
. It is now included in the Drava statistical region
. The settlement lies on the Ptuj
to Lenart v Slovenskih goricah
regional road in the valley of the river Pesnica.
The local parish church
is dedicated to Saint Wolfgang
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It dates to the 18th century.
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 was 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 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 settlement lies on the Ptuj
Ptuj
Ptuj is a city and one of 11 urban municipalities in Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Podravje statistical region...
to Lenart v Slovenskih goricah
Lenart
For the Lenart Elementary School, see Lenart Regional Gifted Center.For the computer virus known as Lenart, see AntiCMOS.Lenart is a small town and municipality in northeastern Slovenia. The municipality of Lenart has just over 11,000 inhabitants and the town itself has around 4,000. It is...
regional road in the valley of the river Pesnica.
The local 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....
is dedicated to Saint Wolfgang
Wolfgang of Regensburg
Saint Wolfgang was bishop of Regensburg in Bavaria from Christmas 972 until his death. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches...
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It dates to the 18th century.