Pekre (pronounced [ˈpeːkɾɛ]) is a settlement southwest of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.[3]
Pekre | |
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  Pekre Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′37.62″N 15°35′30.08″E / 46.5437833°N 15.5916889°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Maribor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 317.9 m (1,043.0 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,464 |
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The local landmark is the church on top of a small hill to the east of the main settlement. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows and was built as a pilgrimage church between 1832 and 1835. There are also four small chapel-shrines along the road leading up to the church.[4]
The first military clash between the Yugoslav People's Army and the Slovenian Territorial Defence in Slovenia's war of independence happened in Pekre on 23 May 1991.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Prebivalstvo po naseljih, podrobni podatki, Slovenija, 1. januar 2021". stat.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Maribor municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3103
- ^ "20. obletnica pekrskih dogodkov" [20th Anniversary of the Pekre Events - the Introduction to the Independence War]. MMC RTV Slovenia. 21 May 2011.
External links
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