Videm
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Videm is a settlement and a municipality
in Slovenia
. It includes part of the flatlands to the south of Ptuj
and extends beyond the river Dravinja
into the Haloze
hills to the south. The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria
. It is now included in the Podravska statistical region
.
The administrative centre of the municipality is the settlement of Videm, also known as Videm pri Ptuju to distinguish from other settlements with the same name. Before 1952 it was known as Sveti Vid pri Ptuju. It gets its name from the parish church
, dedicated to Saint Vitus
. It belings to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is first mentioned in written documents dating to 1320. The current building dates to the mid 15th century with 17th century Baroque
additions.
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 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 includes part of the flatlands to the south of Ptuj
Ptuj
Ptuj is a city and one of 11 urban municipalities in Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Podravje statistical region...
and extends beyond the river Dravinja
Dravinja
The Dravinja River is the largest tributary of the Drava River in Slovenia. It is long. Its source is on the Pohorje Massif southwest of Mount Rogla about 1,150 m above sea level. The river passes Zreče, the town of Slovenske Konjice, the ruins of the fort at Zbelovo, Poljčane, Makole, Štatenberg...
into the Haloze
Haloze
Haloze is a geographical sub-region of Slovenia. It is in the northeast of the country, in the Lower Styria region.-General characteristics:Haloze is a hilly area, running roughly east-west bounded by the border with Croatia to the south and the Dravinja and Drava rivers to the north...
hills to the south. The area traditionally belonged to the region of 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...
. It is now included in the Podravska 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 administrative centre of the municipality is the settlement of Videm, also known as Videm pri Ptuju to distinguish from other settlements with the same name. Before 1952 it was known as Sveti Vid pri Ptuju. It gets its name from the 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....
, dedicated to Saint Vitus
Vitus
Saint Vitus was a Christian saint from Sicily. He died as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 303. Vitus is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Roman Catholic Church....
. It belings to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is first mentioned in written documents dating to 1320. The current building dates to the mid 15th century with 17th century Baroque
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
additions.