Bistrica ob Dravi
(Redirected from Bistrica pri Mariboru)
Bistrica ob Dravi | |
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  Bistrica ob Dravi Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′13.95″N 15°33′4.13″E / 46.5538750°N 15.5511472°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Ruše |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 296.4 m (972.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,348 |
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Bistrica ob Dravi (pronounced [ˈbiːstɾitsa ɔb ˈdɾaːʋi]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Ruše in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
History
[edit]Bistrica ob Dravi was created as a settlement when the former settlements of Bistrica pri Limbušu (German: Feistritz bei Lembach)[3][4] and Bistrica pri Rušah (German: Feistritz bei Faal or Feistritz bei Maria Rast)[3][4] were merged in 1992.[5]
Cultural heritage
[edit]The village chapel-shrine dates to the late 19th century.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Ruše municipal site
- ^ a b K. K. Statistischen Central-Commission (1883). Orts-Repertorien der im Oesterreichischen Reichsrathe Vertretenen Königreiche und Lander. IV. Steiermark. Vienna: K. K. Statistischen Central-Commission. p. 172.
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 198.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Bistrica ob Dravi.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 21352
External links
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Media related to Bistrica ob Dravi at Wikimedia Commons- Bistrica ob Dravi on Geopedia
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Ruše
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