Country Slovenia Statistical region Drava Area 7.96 km² Population 798 (2002) | Traditional region Styria Elevation 403 m Local time Sunday 7:22 PM Municipality Municipality of Šentilj | |
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Zgornja Velka ([ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈʋeːlka]) is a dispersed settlement in the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) southeast of Sladki Vrh in the Municipality of Šentilj in northeastern Slovenia.
Map of Zgornja Velka, Slovenia
The parish church, built on a hill in the southern part of the settlement, is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was originally built in the late 17th century and rebuilt as a pilgrimage church in 1791.
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Zgornja Velka Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA