Drvanja

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°37′42.74″N 15°52′16.83″E / 46.6285389°N 15.8713417°E / 46.6285389; 15.8713417Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionDravaMunicipalityBenediktArea
 • Total2.98 km2 (1.15 sq mi)Elevation
264.7 m (868.4 ft)Population
 (2020)
 • Total177 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)[1]

Drvanja (pronounced [dəɾˈʋaːnja]) is a settlement in the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Benedikt in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

A small chapel-shrine in the settlement dates to 1910.[3]

Traces of a Roman-period settlement and a burial ground have been identified near the settlement.[4]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Benedikt municipal site
  3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2845
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers ešd 1015, 1059, 1060 & 10657
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