Gorca (pronounced [ˈɡoːɾtsa]) is a settlement in the Haloze Hills above the left bank of the Dravinja River in the Municipality of Podlehnik in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Gorca
Gorca is located in Slovenia
Gorca
Gorca
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°20′6.41″N 15°51′49.69″E / 46.3351139°N 15.8638028°E / 46.3351139; 15.8638028
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityPodlehnik
Area
 • Total
6.11 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Elevation
286.9 m (941.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
148
[1]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. The parish is known as Sveta Trojica–Podlehnik. The church was built in 1654.[3]

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