Vuzenica

Vuzenica (, ) is a major settlement in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Vuzenica. It lies on the right bank of the Drava River and extends south into the Pohorje Hills. The municipality is included in the Carinthia Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria. During the Middle Ages, Saldenhofen Castle was the seat of the imperial or ducal burgraves of Saldenhofen.

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Place details

Locality: Vuzenica
Region: Municipality of Vuzenica
Country: Slovenija
Population: 1,580
Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Vuzenica
Settlement.image_skyline: Vuzenica, SG - OD v SW 02.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Styria
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Carinthia
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Vuzenica
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.9
Settlement.population_total: 1522
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Name
History
Burgrave of Saldenhofen
House of Graben
Graben heirs
Anton Martin Slomšek
Church
References
External links

==Name== Vuzenica was attested in written sources as Saldenhouen in 1238, Saeldenhoven in 1248, and Seldenhoven in 1251. The Slovene name Vuzenica is derived from *(v)ǫziti 'to narrow' or *(v)ǫzina 'narrow area', referring to the narrow flat area between the Drava River and the Pohorje Massif where the settlement is located. The development of the pretonic vowel o (< ǫ) into u is a local dialect feature.

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