Zgornji Velovlek () is a settlement in the Municipality of Destrnik in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.Destrnik municipal site
Name The name Zgornji Velovlek literally means 'upper Velovlek', contrasting with the neighboring village of Spodnji Velovlek (literally, 'lower Velovlek'). Zgornji Velovlek stands about higher in elevation than Spodnji Velovlek.
Cultural heritage There is a small chapel-shrine with a wooden belfry on the regional road from Ptuj to Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah in the settlement. It dates to the early 20th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 19987
There are a number of Roman-period burial mounds in the area of the settlement.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers ešd 6456 & 6457
References
External links Zgornji Velovlek on Geopedia