Prihova, Oplotnica

Prihova (pronounced [ˈpɾiːxɔʋa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Oplotnica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Prihova
Village
Prihova
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°22′18.18″N 15°29′12.9″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityOplotnica
Area
 • Total1.27 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Elevation
402.6 m (1,320.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total68
[1]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Mary, Virgin of Mercy and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor.[3] It is a pilgrimage church dating to the middle of the 16th century, with the bell tower built in the second half of the 16th century.[4] In the 1740s it was renovated in the Baroque style.[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Oplotnica municipal site
  3. "Župnija Prihova" [The Parish of Prihova]. Druzina.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  4. "Romarska cerkev Prihova" [The Pilgrimage Church of Prihova]. Po sledeh dediščine od Pohorja do Bohorja [Following the Traces of Heritage from Pohorje to Bohor] (in Slovenian). Development Agency Kozjansko. p. 10. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3286


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