Spodnje Hoče
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Spodnje Hoče is a settlement in and the administrative centre of the Hoče-Slivnica
municipality
in northeastern Slovenia
. It lies under the eastern Pohorje
hills on the edge of the flatlands on the right bank of the river Drava
to the south of Maribor
. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria
. The municipality is now included in the Drava statistical region
.
The local parish church
is dedicated to Saint George
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is first mentioned in written documents dating to 1146 but the current building dates to the 15th century.
Hoce-Slivnica
Hoče-Slivnica is a municipality to the south of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia.Its administrative centre is in Spodnje Hoče. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Styria. It is now included in the Drava statistical region. The municipality extends from the flatlads on the right bank of the...
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...
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 lies under the eastern Pohorje
Pohorje
Pohorje is a mountain range in northern Slovenia, near the towns of Dravograd and Maribor. Made of metamorphic rock, it is geologically part of the Central Eastern Alps, though due to its location south of the Drava River it is commonly regarded as a Southern Limestone Alps range.-Peaks:The most...
hills on the edge of the flatlands on the right bank of the river Drava
Drava
Drava or Drave is a river in southern Central Europe, a tributary of the Danube. It sources in Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy, and flows east through East Tirol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia , and then southeast, passing through Croatia and forming most of the border between Croatia and...
to the south of Maribor
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....
. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...
. The municipality is now included in the Drava statistical region
Podravska statistical region
The Drava statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Maribor. Its name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorje mountains in the northeast of the region. The Drava is used for...
.
The local parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
is dedicated to Saint George
Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is first mentioned in written documents dating to 1146 but the current building dates to the 15th century.