Griže, Žalec
Griže | |
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 1932 postcard of Griže, Žalec | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Žalec |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 290.6 m (953.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 627 |
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Griže is a village on the right bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
Church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Pancras (Template:Lang-sl) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was a Gothic building from the late 15th century that was rebuilt in 1883.[3]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Griže include:
- Janez Goličnik (1737–1807), beekeeper[4]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Žalec municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3006
- ^ Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 254.
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