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Petrovče
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityŽalec
Area
 • Total1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Elevation
248 m (814 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total909
[1]

Petrovče (pronounced [pɛˈtɾoːu̯tʃɛ]) is a village on the left 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]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Visitation of Mary (Slovene: Marijino obiskanje) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built in the 18th century on the site of a 14th-century building.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Žalec municipal site
  3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 510

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