Zgornja Sveča

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°18′26.42″N 15°43′1.84″E / 46.3073389°N 15.7171778°E / 46.3073389; 15.7171778Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionDravaMunicipalityMajšperkArea
 • Total3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi)Elevation
264.3 m (867.1 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total82[1]

Zgornja Sveča (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈsʋeːtʃa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Majšperk in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the regional road from Majšperk to Rogatec. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

History

Zgornja Sveča became a separate settlement in 1974, when the former village of Sveča was divided into this village and neighboring Spodnja Sveča.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Majšperk municipal site
  3. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 95, 101, 120.
  • Zgornja Sveča on Geopedia


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