Zgornji Velovlek
Zgornji Velovlek | |
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Zgornji Velovlek Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′22.31″N 15°54′34.59″E / 46.4728639°N 15.9096083°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Destrnik |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 239.1 m (784.4 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 95 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
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Zgornji Velovlek (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnji ʋɛˈloːu̯lɛk]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Destrnik in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
Name
The name Zgornji Velovlek literally means 'upper Velovlek', contrasting with the neighboring village of Spodnji Velovlek (literally, 'lower Velovlek'). Zgornji Velovlek stands about 5 meters (16 ft) higher in elevation than Spodnji Velovlek.[3]
Cultural heritage
There is a small chapel-shrine with a wooden belfry on the regional road from Ptuj to Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah in the settlement. It dates to the early 20th century.[4]
There are a number of Roman-period burial mounds in the area of the settlement.[5]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Destrnik municipal site
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1980). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 421, 431.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 19987
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference numbers ešd 6456 & 6457