Kupčinji Vrh

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°16′27.08″N 15°44′15.95″E / 46.2741889°N 15.7377639°E / 46.2741889; 15.7377639Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionDravaMunicipalityMajšperkArea
 • Total5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi)Elevation
404.6 m (1,327.4 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total132[1]

Kupčinji Vrh (pronounced [kupˈtʃiːnji ˈʋəɾx]) is a settlement in the southwestern Haloze Hills on the northern foothills of Mount Saint Donatus in the Municipality of Majšperk in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Geography

Kupčinji Vrh lies along the headwaters of Travni potok and Gabrščica creeks.

History

Kupčinji Vrh was established in 1974 from part of the territory of the settlements of Čermožiše and Nadole.

Church

The local church, built on an isolated hill north of the settlement, is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the Parish of Žetale. It dates to the 15th century and has a wooden belfry.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Majšperk municipal site
  3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3541

External links

  • Kupčinji Vrh on Geopedia


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