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Oplotnica

Oplotnitz
Oplotnica Oplotnitz
	Oplotnica Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°23′09.70″N 15°26′44.70″E / 46.3860278°N 15.4457500°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Oplotnica
Area
• Total	3.60 km2 (1.39 sq mi)
Elevation	379.0 m (1,243.4 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,420

Oplotnica (pronounced [ɔˈploːtnitsa]; German: Oplotnitz^[2]) is a small town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Oplotnica. It lies on the Oplotniščica River, a left tributary of the Dravinja River, to the north of Slovenske Konjice. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and formerly part of Austria-Hungary. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.^[3]

Church edit

John the Baptist Church

The parish church stands on the eastern edge of the town, next to the neighboring settlement of Čadram. It is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built between 1895 and 1899.^[4]

^ ^a ^b "Naselje Oplotnica". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 50.
^ Oplotnica municipal site
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2927

Oplotnica Oplotnitz

Oplotnica Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°23′09.70″N 15°26′44.70″E / 46.3860278°N 15.4457500°E / 46.3860278; 15.4457500
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Oplotnica
Area ^[1]
• Total	3.60 km² (1.39 sq mi)
Elevation	379.0 m (1,243.4 ft)
Population (2010)^[1]
• Total	1,420