Vintarovci

Vintarovci
Vintarovci

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°29′32.3″N 15°51′44.59″E / 46.492306°N 15.8623861°E / 46.492306; 15.8623861Coordinates: 46°29′32.3″N 15°51′44.59″E / 46.492306°N 15.8623861°E / 46.492306; 15.8623861
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Destrnik
Area
  Total 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Elevation[1] 231 m (758 ft)
Population (2012)[2]
  Total 378
  Density 122/km2 (320/sq mi)

Vintarovci (pronounced [ˈʋiːntaɾɔu̯tsi]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Destrnik in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills just west of Destrnik. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

There is a memorial to locals killed as soldiers in the First World War in the eastern part of the village in front of the Destrnik parish church. It has a 3 m obelisk and was erected in 1930.[4]

References

  1. "Nadmorska višina naselij, kjer so sedeži občin" [Height above sea level of seats of municipalities] (in Slovenian and English). Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. 2002.
  2. "Vintarovci, Destrnik". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. Destrnik municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 17591
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