Božje
Božje is located in Slovenia
Božje
Božje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°24′59.78″N 15°25′13.16″E / 46.4166056°N 15.4203222°E / 46.4166056; 15.4203222
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityOplotnica
Area
  Total2.58 km2 (1.00 sq mi)
Elevation
887.5 m (2,911.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total143
[1]

Božje (pronounced [ˈbɔːʒjɛ]; German: Woschje[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the southern slopes of the Pohorje range to the northwest of Oplotnica. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

The village chapel is a small Neo-gothic building with a wooden belfry. It was built in 1924 on the site of an earlier chapel.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 50.
  3. Oplotnica municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 20341


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