Božje

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°24′59.78″N 15°25′13.16″E / 46.4166056°N 15.4203222°E / 46.4166056; 15.4203222Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionDravaMunicipalityOplotnicaArea
 • Total2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi)Elevation
887.5 m (2,911.7 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total143[1]

Božje (pronounced [ˈbɔːʒjɛ]; German: Woschje[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the southern slopes of the Pohorje range to the northwest of Oplotnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

The village chapel is a small Neo-gothic building with a wooden belfry. It was built in 1924 on the site of an earlier chapel.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 50.
  3. ^ Oplotnica municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 20341

External links

  • Božje on Geopedia
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Municipality of Oplotnica
Settlements
The location of the Municipality of Oplotnica
Landmarks
  • Čadram–Oplotnica Parish Church
  • Oplotnica Mansion
  • Prihova Parish Church
  • St. Nicholas' Church in Koritno


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