Lokanja Vas (pronounced [lɔˈkaːnja ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Lokanja vas) is a small village in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Ložnica River south of Slovenska Bistrica itself on the local road leading to the town's railway station. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.
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Črešnjevec is a village in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies southeast of the town of Slovenska Bistrica itself. The railway line from Ljubljana to Maribor runs through a tunnel near the settlement. 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.
The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was originally a Romanesque building. It was greatly rebuilt in 1374, but some of the original structure survives in the walls of the nave. It was restyled in the Baroque in the 18th century.
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Spodnja Nova Vas is a village immediately east 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 of Slovenska Bistrica in the Drava Statistical Region.
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Slovenska Bistrica is a town south of Maribor in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica, one of the largest municipalities in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The town is included in the Drava Statistical Region. Together with neighboring Slovenske Konjice they form a regional centre of the Upper Dravinja valley and southern Pohorje, sometimes referred to as the Dravinja region.
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Laporje is a village 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. The village includes the hamlets of Laporska Gorca to the southeast and Turnše to the southwest.
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Vrhloga is a village 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.
The village chapel with a small belfry was built after the First World War in gratitude for the safe return of a local soldier.
It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.
