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Cerkvenjak

Cerkvenjak
Cerkvenjak is located in Slovenia
Cerkvenjak
Cerkvenjak
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°33′57.54″N 15°56′34.32″E / 46.5659833°N 15.9428667°E / 46.5659833; 15.9428667Coordinates: 46°33′57.54″N 15°56′34.32″E / 46.5659833°N 15.9428667°E / 46.5659833; 15.9428667
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Cerkvenjak
Area
 • Total 0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation 339.8 m (1,114.8 ft)
Population (2012)
 • Total 135

Cerkvenjak (pronounced [tsɛɾkʋɛˈnjaːk]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Cerkvenjak in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the municipality. It lies in the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in the region known as Prlekija. Traditionally the area was part of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit and is the seat of the Parish of Sveti Anton v Slovenskih Goricah. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was built in 1546 on the site of an earlier building.


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