Jump to content

Zgornji Velovlek

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by GreenC bot (talk | contribs) at 23:46, 14 November 2016 (3 archive templates merged to {{webarchive}} (WAM)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Zgornji Velovlek
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityDestrnik
Area
 • Total
2.55 km2 (0.98 sq mi)
Elevation
239.1 m (784.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
85
[1]

Zgornji Velovlek (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnji ʋɛˈloːu̯lɛk]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Destrnik in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

There is a small chapel-shrine with a wooden belfry on the regional road from Ptuj to Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah in the settlement. It dates to the early 20th century.[3]

There are a number of Roman-period burial mounds in the area of the settlement.[4]

References