Prihova, Oplotnica

Village in Styria, Slovenia

46°22′18.18″N 15°29′12.9″E / 46.3717167°N 15.486917°E / 46.3717167; 15.486917Country

SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionDravaMunicipalityOplotnicaArea

• Total1.27 km² (0.49 sq mi)Elevation

402.6 m (1,320.9 ft)Population

(2002)

• Total68^[1]

Prihova (pronounced [ˈpɾiːxɔʋa]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Oplotnica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.^[2]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Mary, Virgin of Mercy and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor.^[3] It is a pilgrimage church dating to the middle of the 16th century, with the bell tower built in the second half of the 16th century.^[4] In the 1740s it was renovated in the Baroque style.^[5]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Oplotnica municipal site
^ "Župnija Prihova" [The Parish of Prihova]. Druzina.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 1 September 2014.
^ "Romarska cerkev Prihova" [The Pilgrimage Church of Prihova]. Po sledeh dediščine od Pohorja do Bohorja [Following the Traces of Heritage from Pohorje to Bohor] (in Slovenian). Development Agency Kozjansko. p. 10. Retrieved 1 September 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3286