Središče ob Dravi

Središče ob Dravi
Središče ob Dravi train station
Središče ob Dravi
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°23′36″N 16°16′20″E / 46.39333°N 16.27222°E / 46.39333; 16.27222
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalitySredišče ob Dravi
Area
 • Total
11.46 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Elevation
183.2 m (601.0 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
984
 • Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)

Središče ob Dravi (pronounced [sɾɛˈdiːʃtʃɛ ɔb ˈdɾaːʋi], German: Polstrau[2]) is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Središče ob Dravi. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River and borders Croatia.[3]

The parish church of Središče ob Dravi is in the neighbouring village of Grabe. The church in the actual settlement of Središče ob Dravi is a chapel of ease and is dedicated to Mary of the Seven Sorrows. It was built in 1637. In the 18th century the nave was vaulted.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Naselje Središče ob Dravi". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 230.
  3. ^ Municipality of Središče ob Dravi website
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3388