Official Name: | Šmihel nad Mozirjem |
Other Name: | Šmihel (until 1955) |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
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: | Mozirje |
Area Total Km2: | 11.64 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 168 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.3716°N 14.9464°W |
Elevation M: | 762.6 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Šmihel nad Mozirjem (in Slovenian pronounced as /ʃmiˈxeːu̯ nad mɔˈziːɾjɛm/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Mozirje in northern Slovenia. It lies below the Golte Hills north of Mozirje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Šmihel to Šmihel nad Mozirjem in 1955.[3]
The parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It dates to the 17th century.[4]