Zgornji Velovlek
Zgornji Velovlek (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnji ʋɛˈloːu̯lɛk]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Destrnik in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
Zgornji Velovlek | |
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  Zgornji Velovlek Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′22.31″N 15°54′34.59″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Destrnik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 239.1 m (784.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 85 |
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There is a small chapel-shrine with a wooden belfry on the regional road from Ptuj to Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah in the settlement. It dates to the early 20th century.[3]
There are a number of Roman-period burial mounds in the area of the settlement.[4]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- Destrnik municipal site
- Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 19987
- Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference numbers ešd 6456 & 6457
External links
| Settlements | Administrative centre: Destrnik
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