Gortina
village in Styria, Slovenia
Gortina (pronounced [ɡɔɾˈtiːna]) is a village on the left bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Muta in the historical Styria region in northern Slovenia.
There is a small church in the settlement with a wooden belfry. It is dedicated to Saint Stephen and was built in the early 18th century. It belongs to the Parish of Muta.
The public source identifies “Gortina” as village in Styria, Slovenia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Gortina, village and Styria.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 22, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q5586931. VIAF identifies the subject as 316731941. Authority coordinates are 46.605, 15.125. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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This entry incorporates text from “Gortina” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.