Pekre
Encyclopedia
Pekre is a settlement to the southwest of Maribor
in northeastern Slovenia
. It belongs to the Maribor urban municipality
.
The local landmark is the church on top of a small hill, to the east of the main settlement. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
and was built as a pilgrimage
church between 1832 and 1835. There are also four small chapel
s along the road leading up to the church.
The first military clash between the Yugoslav People's Army
and the Slovenian Territorial Defence
in Slovenia's independence efforts happened in Pekre on 23 May 1991.
Maribor
Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenia with 157,947 inhabitants . Maribor is also the largest and the capital city of Slovenian region Lower Styria and the seat of the Municipality of Maribor....
in northeastern Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It belongs to the Maribor urban municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
.
The local landmark is the church on top of a small hill, to the east of the main settlement. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows , the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows , and Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names by which the Blessed Virgin Mary is referred to in relation to sorrows in her life...
and was built as a pilgrimage
Pilgrimage
A pilgrimage is a journey or search of great moral or spiritual significance. Typically, it is a journey to a shrine or other location of importance to a person's beliefs and faith...
church between 1832 and 1835. There are also four small chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
s along the road leading up to the church.
The first military clash between the Yugoslav People's Army
Yugoslav People's Army
The Yugoslav People's Army , also referred to as the Yugoslav National Army , was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.-Origins:The origins of the JNA can...
and the Slovenian Territorial Defence
Slovenian Territorial Defence
The Territorial Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, also the Territorial Defence of Slovenia was the predecessor of the Slovenian Armed Forces.- History :...
in Slovenia's independence efforts happened in Pekre on 23 May 1991.