Drstelja (pronounced [dəɾˈstɛːlja] or [dəɾˈsteːlja]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Destrnik in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
Drstelja | |
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  Drstelja Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′22.17″N 15°51′27.58″E / 46.4728250°N 15.8576611°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Destrnik |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 284.8 m (934.4 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 229 |
| • Density | 80/km2 (210/sq mi) |
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A small roadside chapel-shrine in the settlement dates to the early 20th century.[3] The priest and poet Matija Murko (1861–1952) was born in Drstelja.
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