Drstelja

Drstelja
Drstelja Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°28′22.17″N 15°51′27.58″E / 46.4728250°N 15.8576611°ECoordinates: 46°28′22.17″N 15°51′27.58″E / 46.4728250°N 15.8576611°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Destrnik
Area
• Total	2.85 km^2 (1.10 sq mi)
Elevation	284.8 m (934.4 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	178
[1]

Drstelja (pronounced [dəɾˈstɛːlja] or [dəɾˈsteːlja]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Destrnik in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.^[2]

A small roadside chapel-shrine in the settlement dates to the early 20th century.^[3] The priest and poet Matija Murko (1861–1952) was born in Drstelja.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Destrnik municipal site
3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 19979

External links

• Drstelja at Geopedia