Pernica
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]
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  Pernica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′42.74″N 15°43′36.79″E | |
| 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 |
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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
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 208.
- Pesnica municipal site
- Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3161
External links
- Pernica at Geopedia
Media related to Pernica at Wikimedia Commons
| Settlements | Administrative centre: Pesnica pri Mariboru
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