Griže (pronounced [ˈɡɾiːʒɛ], German: Greis[2]) is a village on the right bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]

Griže
Griže is located in Slovenia
Griže
Griže
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′51.73″N 15°9′15.42″E / 46.2310361°N 15.1542833°E / 46.2310361; 15.1542833
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityŽalec
Area
 • Total1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation
290.6 m (953.4 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total632
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Church

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Saint Pancras's Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Pancras (Slovene: sveti Pankracij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was a Gothic building from the late 15th century that was rebuilt in 1883.[4]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Prebivalstvo po naseljih, podrobni podatki, Slovenija, 1. Januar 2020".
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 36.
  3. ^ Žalec municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3006
  5. ^ Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 254.
  6. ^ Grum, Martin (2007). Slovenski prevajalski leksikon 1550–1945: Poskusni zvezek A–J. Ljubljana: Društvo slovenskih književnih prevajalcev and Inštitut za kulturno zgodovino ZRC SAZU. p. 178.
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