Ptujska Gora

Ptujska Gora
Ptujska Gora

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°21′12.53″N 15°45′39.79″E / 46.3534806°N 15.7610528°E / 46.3534806; 15.7610528Coordinates: 46°21′12.53″N 15°45′39.79″E / 46.3534806°N 15.7610528°E / 46.3534806; 15.7610528
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Majšperk
Area
  Total 1.78 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Elevation 320.6 m (1,051.8 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 334
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Ptujska Gora (pronounced [ˈptuːi̯ska ˈɡɔːɾa]; German: Maria Neustift) is a village in the Municipality of Majšperk in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

It is best known for its parish church, in particular a late-14th-century statue of the Virgin of Mercy. It depicts Mary with a long coat protecting a crowd underneath it. The church is built on top of a hill and is a dominant landmark of the area. The church itself is known as the Church of the Virgin of Mercy (Slovene: Bazilika Marije Zavetnice s plaščem) and is one of the best-known pilgrimage churches in Slovenia.[3] It belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor.[4] Nearby are also a second church dating to the 16th century and dedicated to Saint Leonard and a 19th-century chapel dedicated to Saint Roch.[5]

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