Središče ob Dravi

Locality of Slovenia

Place in Styria, Slovenia

Coat of arms

46°23′36″N 16°16′20″E / 46.39333°N 16.27222°E / 46.39333; 16.27222Country

SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionDravaMunicipalitySredišče ob DraviArea

^[1]

• Total11.46 km² (4.42 sq mi)Elevation

183.2 m (601.0 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total984 • Density86/km² (220/sq mi)

Središče ob Dravi (pronounced [sɾɛˈdiːʃtʃɛ ɔb ˈdɾaːʋi], German: Polstrau^[2]) is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Središče ob Dravi. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River and borders Croatia.^[3]

The parish church of Središče ob Dravi is in the neighbouring village of Grabe. The church in the actual settlement of Središče ob Dravi is a chapel of ease and is dedicated to Mary of the Seven Sorrows. It was built in 1637. In the 18th century the nave was vaulted.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Naselje Središče ob Dravi". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 230.
^ Municipality of Središče ob Dravi website
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3388