Veliko Tinje

Veliko Tinje
Veliko Tinje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°24′55.35″N 15°30′7.22″E / 46.4153750°N 15.5020056°E / 46.4153750; 15.5020056Coordinates: 46°24′55.35″N 15°30′7.22″E / 46.4153750°N 15.5020056°E / 46.4153750; 15.5020056
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Slovenska Bistrica
Area
 • Total 1.46 km2 (0.56 sq mi)
Elevation 654.7 m (2,148.0 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 149
[1]

Veliko Tinje (pronounced [ˈʋeːlikɔ ˈtiːnjɛ]) is a village in the Pohorje Hills in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica 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]

The local parish church is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is originally a Romanesque building with later adaptations.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Slovenska Bistrica municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3445


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