Griže, Žalec

Griže
1932 postcard of Griže, Žalec
Griže
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′51.73″N 15°9′15.42″E / 46.2310361°N 15.1542833°E / 46.2310361; 15.1542833Coordinates: 46°13′51.73″N 15°9′15.42″E / 46.2310361°N 15.1542833°E / 46.2310361; 15.1542833
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Žalec
Area
 • Total 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation 290.6 m (953.4 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 627
[1]

Griže (pronounced [ˈɡɾiːʒɛ]) is a village on the right 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.[2]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Pancras (Slovene: sveti Pankracij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was a Gothic building from the late 15th century that was rebuilt in 1883.[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Griže include:

  • Janez Goličnik (1737–1807), beekeeper[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Žalec municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3006
  4. ↑ Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 254.


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