Šmihel, Laško Explained

Official Name:Šmihel
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Laško
Area Total Km2:0.62
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:56
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1571°N 15.2223°W
Elevation M:428
Postal Code:3270
Footnotes:[1]

Šmihel (in Slovenian pronounced as /ʃmiˈxeːu̯/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Laško in eastern Slovenia. It lies on a hill above the right bank of the Savinja River, just west of Laško. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Parish of Laško. It is a pilgrimage church with a double belfry built between 1637 and 1641. Four of an original seven mid-17th century chapel-shrines representing the Stations of the Cross still survive along the road leading up the hill to the church.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.lasko.si Laško municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage