- Cerkvenjak
-
Cerkvenjak
Občina Cerkvenjak— Settlement and Municipality — Location of the Municipality of Cerkvenjak in Slovenia
Location of the settlement of Cerkvenjak in Slovenia
CerkvenjakCoordinates: 46°33′57″N 15°56′34″E / 46.56583°N 15.94278°ECoordinates: 46°33′57″N 15°56′34″E / 46.56583°N 15.94278°E Country 
SloveniaGovernment - Mayor Jože Kraner Area - Total 23.0 km2 (8.9 sq mi) Population (2002)[1] - Total 2,046 - Density 89/km2 (230.4/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+01) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02) Cerkvenjak is a settlement and a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Slovenske Gorice hills in the region known as Prlekija. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava statistical region.[2]
The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and its the seat of the Sveti Anton v Slovenskih goricah parish. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built in 1546 on the site of an earlier building.[3]
References
External links
Cerkvenjak Settlements Administrative centre: Cerkvenjak
Andrenci, Brengova, Cenkova, Cogetinci, Čagona, Grabonoški Vrh, Ivanjski Vrh, Kadrenci, Komarnica, Peščeni Vrh, Smolinci, Stanetinci, Vanetina, ŽupetinciLandmarks Church of St AnthonyCategories:- Populated places in the Municipality of Cerkvenjak
- Municipalities of Slovenia
- Podravska statistical region geography stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
