Prihova, Oplotnica
Prihova (pronounced [ˈpɾiːxɔʋa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Oplotnica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Mary, Virgin of Mercy and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a pilgrimage church dating to the middle of the 16th century, with the bell tower built in the second half of the 16th century. In the 1740s it was renovated in the Baroque style.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Oplotnica municipal site
- ^ "Župnija Prihova" [The Parish of Prihova]. Druzina.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Romarska cerkev Prihova" [The Pilgrimage Church of Prihova]. Po sledeh dediščine od Pohorja do Bohorja [Following the Traces of Heritage from Pohorje to Bohor] (in Slovenian). Development Agency Kozjansko. p. 10. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3286
External links
Media related to Prihova at Wikimedia Commons- Prihova on Geopedia
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