Spodnji Duplek

Spodnji Duplek
Spodnji Duplek

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°30′18.99″N 15°44′48.27″E / 46.5052750°N 15.7467417°E / 46.5052750; 15.7467417Coordinates: 46°30′18.99″N 15°44′48.27″E / 46.5052750°N 15.7467417°E / 46.5052750; 15.7467417
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Duplek
Area
 • Total 3.62 km2 (1.40 sq mi)
Elevation 238.4 m (782.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 1,177
[1]

Spodnji Duplek (pronounced [ˈspoːdnji ˈduːplɛk]) is a settlement and the administrative centre of the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

A Neo-Baroque chapel-shrine with a belfry at the crossroads in the centre of the settlement dates to 1860.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Duplek municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 8967
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