Petrovče

Petrovče
Petrovče Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′45.61″N 15°11′36.57″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Žalec
Area
• Total	1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Elevation	248 m (814 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	909

Petrovče (pronounced [pɛˈtɾoːu̯tʃɛ]) is a village on the left 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.

Church

Visitation Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Visitation of Mary (Slovene: Marijino obiskanje) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was built in the 18th century on the site of a 14th-century building.

External links

• Media related to Petrovče at Wikimedia Commons
• Petrovče on Geopedia