Zgornja Pohanca

Country Slovenia

Elevation

376.7 m (1,236 ft)

Zgornja Pohanca
Zgornja Pohanca Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′23.7″N 15°34′20.01″E / 45.989917°N 15.5722250°E / 45.989917; 15.5722250
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Lower Sava
Municipality	Brežice
Area
• Total	3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Elevation	376.7 m (1,236 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	93
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
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Zgornja Pohanca (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnja ˈpoːxantsa], German: Oberpochanza^[2]) is a settlement in the hills north of Brežice in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.^[3]

There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was built in 1898.^[4]