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