Pekre
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| Pekre | |
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 Pekre
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| Coordinates: 46°32′37.62″N 15°35′30.08″E / 46.5437833°N 15.5916889°ECoordinates: 46°32′37.62″N 15°35′30.08″E / 46.5437833°N 15.5916889°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Podravska |
| Municipality | Maribor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.1 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 317.9 m (1,043 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 2,100 |
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Pekre is a settlement to the southwest of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the Maribor urban municipality.[2]
The local landmark is the church on top of a small hill, to the east of the main settlement. It is dedicated to Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows and was built as a pilgrimage church between 1832 and 1835. There are also four small chapels along the road leading up to the church.[3]
The first military clash between the Yugoslav People's Army and the Slovenian Territorial Defence in Slovenia's independence efforts happened in Pekre on 23 May 1991.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Maribor Municipality site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3103
- ^ "20. obletnica pekrskih dogodkov [20th Anniversary of the Pekre Events - the Introduction to the Independence War]". MMC RTV Slovenia. 21 May 2011. http://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/20-obletnica-pekrskih-dogodkov-uvoda-v-osamosvojitveno-vojno/258018.
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