Cirkovce (pronounced [ˈtsiːɾkɔu̯tsɛ], German: Zirkowetz[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kidričevo in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the regional road from Kidričevo to Pragersko. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]
Cirkovce | |
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  Cirkovce Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′41.03″N 15°43′37.33″E / 46.3947306°N 15.7270361°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Kidričevo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 242.2 m (794.6 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 403 |
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Church edit
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. Planned by Hans Pascher, it was built between 1904 and 1906 on the site of an earlier building mentioned in written documents dating to 1404.[4][5]
Notable people edit
Notable people that were born or lived in Cirkovce include:
- Davorin Beranič (1879–1923), beekeeper[6]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 232.
- ^ Kidričevo municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2924
- ^ Franci Lazarini Arhitekt Hans Pascher in cerkvena arhitektura poznega historizma na Slovenskem Stajerskem p. 807-828 (English abstract). Studia Historica Slovenica 2011 (2-3)
- ^ Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 253.
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