Ciglence

Ciglence (pronounced [tsiˈɡleːntsɛ], German: Ziglenzen[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the southwestern edge of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice), southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

Ciglence
Ciglence
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°29′49″N 15°46′48.44″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityDuplek
Area
  Total2.96 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Elevation
334.9 m (1,098.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total307
[1]

The village chapel-shrine with a small belfry dates to the early 20th century. There are two other small roadside chapel-shrines in the settlement. One dates to the first half of the 19th century and the second to the late 19th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 198.
  3. Duplek municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers ešd 16804 & 8953 & 27545
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