- Nova Štifta, Gornji Grad
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Nova Štifta Location in Slovenia
Nova ŠtiftaCoordinates: 46°16′45.6″N 14°46′34.66″E / 46.279333°N 14.7762944°ECoordinates: 46°16′45.6″N 14°46′34.66″E / 46.279333°N 14.7762944°E Country 
SloveniaTraditional region Styria Statistical region Savinjska Municipality Gornji Grad Area – Total 34.09 km2 (13.2 sq mi) Elevation 476.1 m (1,562 ft) Population (2002) – Total 514 [1] Nova Štifta is a settlement in the valley of the upper flow of the river Dreta in the Gornji Grad Municipality in Slovenia. It is made up of two separate settlements Šmiklavž and Tirosek. Traditionally the area belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Savinjska statistical region.[2]
The parish church in the settlement is a popular pilgrimage church. Known as the church of Saint Mary the Star (Slovene: Cerkev sv. Marije Zvezde) it has a large nave with three chapels on either side and two belfries on its western facade. It was built in 1854 and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. A second church in the Šmiklavž area of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It is octagonal in its floor plan with an added belfry and two rectangular chapels. It was built between 1869-1872.[3]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Gornji Grad Municipality site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 3205 & 3207
External links
Gornji Grad Settlements Administrative centre: Gornji Grad
Bočna, Dol, Florjan pri Gornjem Gradu, Lenart pri Gornjem Gradu, Nova ŠtiftaLandmarks Church of Saints Fortunatus and Hermagoras, Church of Saint Nicholas, Saint Mary the StarCategories:- Populated places in the Municipality of Gornji Grad
- Savinjska statistical region geography stubs
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