Petrovče

Petrovče
Petrovče Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′45.61″N 15°11′36.57″E / 46.2460028°N 15.1934917°E / 46.2460028; 15.1934917Coordinates: 46°14′45.61″N 15°11′36.57″E / 46.2460028°N 15.1934917°E / 46.2460028; 15.1934917
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Žalec
Area
• Total	1.72 km² (0.66 sq mi)
Elevation	248 m (814 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	909
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Petrovče (pronounced [pɛˈtɾoːu̯tʃɛ]) is a village on the left bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.^[2]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Visitation of Mary (Slovene: Marijino obiskanje) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built in the 18th century on the site of a 14th-century building.^[3]

References

Settlements

Administrative centre: Žalec

Current	Arja Vas Brnica Dobriša Vas Drešinja Vas Galicija Gotovlje Grče Griže Hramše Kale Kasaze Levec Liboje Ložnica pri Žalcu Mala Pirešica Migojnice Novo Celje Pernovo Petrovče Podkraj Podlog v Savinjski Dolini Podvin Pongrac Ponikva pri Žalcu Ruše Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini Spodnje Grušovlje Spodnje Roje Studence Velika Pirešica Vrbje Zabukovica Zalog pri Šempetru Zaloška Gorica Zavrh pri Galiciji Železno Zgornje Grušovlje Zgornje Roje

Former	Spodnja Ložnica Spodnja Ponikva Zgornja Ložnica Zgornja Ponikva

Landmarks

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