Pleterje (pronounced [ˈpleːtɛɾjɛ]) is a village west of Lovrenc na Dravskem Polju in the Municipality of Kidričevo in northeastern Slovenia. 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]

Pleterje
Pleterje is located in Slovenia
Pleterje
Pleterje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°22′50.31″N 15°44′57.15″E / 46.3806417°N 15.7492083°E / 46.3806417; 15.7492083
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityKidričevo
Area
 • Total8.33 km2 (3.22 sq mi)
Elevation
237.5 m (779.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total262
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History

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The settlement of Pleterje was created in 1952, when the formerly separate villages of Spodnje Pleterje and Zgornje Pleterje were merged into a single settlement.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ "Portal občine Kidričevo - Portal občine Kidričevo". www.kidricevo.si. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
  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. 77, 95, 120.
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