Zgornja Korena

Zgornja Korena
Zgornja Korena is located in Slovenia
Zgornja Korena
Zgornja Korena
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°31′14.21″N 15°46′44.97″E / 46.5206139°N 15.7791583°E / 46.5206139; 15.7791583
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityDuplek
Area
 • Total2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Elevation
349.8 m (1,147.6 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total437
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
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Zgornja Korena (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈkoːɾɛna]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the southwestern edge of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Church

The local parish church, built on a hill east of the village, is dedicated to Saint Barbara and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built in 1787 on the site of a ruined 17th-century church.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born in Zgornja Korena include the following:

  • Joža Glonar [sl] (1885–1946), literary historian, librarian, and linguist[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Duplek municipal site
  3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 2865
  4. ^ "Joža Glonar". Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. Retrieved June 25, 2021.

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