Gradiška, Kungota

Gradiška
Gradiška

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°36′42.97″N 15°38′56.41″E / 46.6119361°N 15.6490028°E / 46.6119361; 15.6490028Coordinates: 46°36′42.97″N 15°38′56.41″E / 46.6119361°N 15.6490028°E / 46.6119361; 15.6490028
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Kungota
Area
 • Total 2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi)
Elevation 278.2 m (912.7 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 737
[1]

Gradiška (pronounced [ɡɾaˈdiːʃka]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Kungota in the western part of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in northeastern Slovenia.[2]

The parish church in the village, located in the hamlet of Spodnja Kungota, is dedicated to Saint Cunigunde and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is built on a hill to the west of the main road from Maribor to Zgornja Kungota. The original church was built in the 13th century. The current building dates to 1673.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Kungota municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3385

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