Zgornji Velovlek

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°28′22.31″N 15°54′34.59″E / 46.4728639°N 15.9096083°E / 46.4728639; 15.9096083Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionDravaMunicipalityDestrnikArea
 • Total2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)Elevation
239.1 m (784.4 ft)Population
 (2020)
 • Total95 • Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)[1]

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]

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

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Destrnik municipal site
  3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 19987
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference numbers ešd 6456 & 6457

External links

  • Zgornji Velovlek on Geopedia
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  • Destrnik Parish Church
  • Škarjak Museum
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