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Dravograd

Southern Europe

Dravograd is a small town in northern Slovenia, close to the border with Austria, and is the seat of the Municipality of Dravograd. It lies on the Drava River at its confluence with the Meza and the Mislinja, in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia and the larger Carinthia Statistical Region.

Facts
Population
3088 1
Area (sq km)
2.4 1
Founding Year
1177 2
Founding Year
1177 2
Population Estimate Year
2020 1
Elevation (m)
367 1
Latitude
46.590042 degrees north 1
Longitude
15.017967 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
FAQs

When was Dravograd first mentioned in written records?

The Carinthian Regional Museum of Slovenj Gradec says: "Dravograd was first mentioned in 1185 as a market town with a castle on the hill, two mansions, Church of St. Vid, a bridge and a tollbooth."
Sources
1. Dravograd (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 3,088 (2020)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 46.590042, longitude 15.017967
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 367 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 2.4 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 3088 (2020)
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2. Wikipedia (Slovenian): Dravograd
Wikipedia (Slovenian)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1177
    Prvič je omenjena leta 1177.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1177
    Prvič je omenjena leta 1177.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1177
    Prvič je omenjena leta 1177.
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3. GeoNames: Dravograd - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 3201253
    46.58846 15.01874 P PPLA SI 25 3289 357 Europe/Ljubljana
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 357 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 15.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.75, 15.25
46.75 15.25 Cfb
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Dravograd (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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