Središče ob Dravi

Središče whether Dravi ( German: Polstrau ) is a municipality in the Spodnja Štajerska region in Slovenia.

Location

The territory of Središče whether Dravi is located on the border with Croatia on the Drava River, which forms the border between Slovenia and Croatia there. On the Croatian side is Čakovec.

Population

In the overall community consisting of five villages around 2189 people live. The main town Središče whether Dravi has 1120 inhabitants.

History

Inhabited the area was already in the Neolithic period, which finds prove. By 1200, Frederick III could. abgewinnen of Pettau the area Friedau Polstrau with the Hungarians. Središče whether Dravi was first mentioned in connection with the castle Polstrau 1255. The castle itself was destroyed by the Turks in 1532 and not rebuilt later. The Holy Spirit Church ( Sveti Duh ), which acts gothic, was mentioned for the first time in 1516 and was the seat of the Vicariate of Ormož. The church equipment was renewed in the 18th century. Worth seeing is the rustic statue of the Sorrowful Mother of God.

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