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Podlehnik
Občina Podlehnik | |
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Town and Municipality | |
 Postcard of Podlehnik | |
 Location of the Municipality of Podlehnik in Slovenia | |
  Podlehnik Location of the Town of Podlehnik in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′N 15°53′E / 46.333°N 15.883°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sebastian Toplak |
| Area | |
• Total | 46.0 km2 (17.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,865 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
Podlehnik (Template:IPA-sl; Template:Lang-de[2]) is a settlement and a municipality in the Haloze Hills in eastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]
History
The settlement developed around 13th-century Lehnik Castle. The castle was destroyed during Ottoman raids in 1532 and very few traces of it remain (foundations of a tower and a defense ditch).[4] What was originally the castle chapel is now the local church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and was expanded in the 16th and 18th centuries.[5]
Municipality
The municipality of Podlehnik covers a total area of 46.0 square kilometers (17.8 sq mi) in the Drava Statistical Region. It consists of a few villages with a total population of 1,865 in 2018.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Število prebivalcev, naselja". Statistični urad RS. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 238.
- ^ Videm municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 537
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3462
External links
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Podlehnik
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