Zgornja Korena
Zgornja Korena is located in Slovenia
Zgornja Korena
Zgornja Korena
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°31′14.21″N 15°46′44.97″E / 46.5206139°N 15.7791583°E / 46.5206139; 15.7791583
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityDuplek
Area
  Total2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Elevation
349.8 m (1,147.6 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total437
  Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
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Zgornja Korena (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈkoːɾɛna]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the southwestern edge of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Church

The local parish church, built on a hill east of the village, is dedicated to Saint Barbara and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built in 1787 on the site of a ruined 17th-century church.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born in Zgornja Korena include the following:

  • Joža Glonar (1885–1946), literary historian, librarian, and linguist[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Duplek municipal site
  3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 2865
  4. "Joža Glonar". Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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