Kozji Vrh nad Dravogradom (pronounced [ˈkoːzji ˈʋəɾx nad ˈdɾaːʋɔɡɾadɔm]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northeast of Dravograd in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia, on the border with Austria.[2]
Kozji Vrh nad Dravogradom
Kozji Vrh (until 1955) | |
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  Kozji Vrh nad Dravogradom Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°37′34.55″N 15°4′55.76″E / 46.6262639°N 15.0821556°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Carinthia |
| Statistical region | Carinthia |
| Municipality | Dravograd |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.37 km2 (3.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 888.1 m (2,913.7 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 89 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
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Name
editThe name of the settlement was changed from Kozji Vrh to Kozji Vrh nad Dravogradom in 1955.[3]
Churches
editThere are two churches in the settlement. The church south of the settlement, close to the banks of the Drava River, is dedicated to Mary Magdalene and was dedicated in 1384. It belongs to the Parish of Dravograd. The church in the north of the settlement, close to the Austrian border, is dedicated to Saint Urban. It was built in the 1990s on the location of an older church built in 1825.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Dravograd municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 2959 and 3224
External links
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Media related to Kozji Vrh nad Dravogradom at Wikimedia Commons- Kozji Vrh nad Dravogradom on Geopedia
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