Griže (pronounced [ˈɡɾiːʒɛ], German: Greis[2]) is a village on the right bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[3]

Griže Greis bei Cilli[citation needed]
1932 postcard of Griže, Žalec
Griže Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′51.73″N 15°9′15.42″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Žalec
Area
• Total	1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation	290.6 m (953.4 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	632
[1]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Pancras (Slovene: sveti Pankracij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was a Gothic building from the late 15th century that was rebuilt in 1883.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Griže include:

• Janez Goličnik (1737–1807), beekeeper[5]

References

External links

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