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Ormož
Občina Ormož— Town and Municipality — Village of Svetinje in the municipality of Ormož
Location of the Municipality of Ormož in Slovenia
Location of the Town of Ormož in Slovenia
OrmožCoordinates: 46°25′N 16°09′E / 46.417°N 16.15°ECoordinates: 46°25′N 16°09′E / 46.417°N 16.15°E Country 
SloveniaGovernment – Mayor Alojz Sok Area – Total 212.4 km2 (82 sq mi) Population (2002)[1] – Total 17,095 – Density 80.5/km2 (208.5/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+01) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02) Ormož (Hungarian: Ormosd, German: Friedau, Prekmurje dialect: Ormošd) is a town and municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River and borders with Croatia on the opposite bank of the river.[2]
The parish church in the town is dedicated to Saint James. It is first mentioned in written sources dated to 1271. It was rebuilt on a number of occasions in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. It contains frescos from the 14th and 17th centuries.[3]
References
External links
- Ormož Municipality site (in Slovene)
- Municipality of Ormož on Geopedia
The Drava seen from Ormož
Rural landscape outside OrmožOrmož Settlements Administrative centre: Ormož
Bresnica, Cerovec Stanka Vraza, Cvetkovci, Dobrava, Dobrovščak, Drakšl, Frankovci, Gomila pri Kogu, Hajndl, Hardek, Hermanci, Hujbar, Hum pri Ormožu, Ivanjkovci, Jastrebci, Kajžar, Kog, Krčevina, Lačaves, Lahonci, Lešnica, Lešniški Vrh, Libanja, Litmerk, Loperšice, Lunovec, Mali Brebrovnik, Mihalovci, Mihovci pri Veliki Nedelji, Miklavž pri Ormožu, Osluševci, Pavlovci, Pavlovski Vrh, Podgorci, Preclava, Pušenci, Ritmerk, Runeč, Senešci, Sodinci, Spodnji Ključarovci, Stanovno, Strezetina, Strjanci, Strmec pri Ormožu, Šardinje, Trgovišče, Veličane, Velika Nedelja, Veliki Brebrovnik, Vičanci, Vinski Vrh, Vitan, Vodranci, Vuzmetinci, Zasavci, Žerovinci, ŽvabLandmarks Church of The Holy Trinity, Velika Nedelja Castle, Ormož Castle, Temnar MansionNotable people Categories:- Populated places in the Municipality of Ormož
- Municipalities of Slovenia
- Podravska statistical region geography stubs
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