Šmihel pri Žužemberku explained

Official Name:Šmihel pri Žužemberku
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Žužemberk
Area Total Km2:1.8
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:110
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8492°N 14.8815°W
Elevation M:273.8
Footnotes:[1]

Šmihel pri Žužemberku (in Slovenian pronounced as /ʃmiˈxeːu̯ pɾi ˈʒuːʒɛmbɛɾku/) is a village on the right bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Šmihel to Šmihel pri Žužemberku in 1955.[3]

Church

The local church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Parish of Žužemberk. It was built in 1908 on the site of a previous church first mentioned in written documents dating to 1136.[4]

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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.zuzemberk.si/ Žužemberk municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Web site: EŠD 2560 . Slovenian . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 19 April 2011.