Official Name: | Mačkovec pri Dvoru |
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: | 2.19 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 103 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 45.8162°N 14.9625°W |
Elevation M: | 246.5 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Mačkovec pri Dvoru (in Slovenian pronounced as /matʃˈkɔːʋəts pɾi ˈdʋɔːɾu/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /matʃˈkoːʋəts pɾi ˈdʋɔːɾu/, German: Katzendorf[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Krka River just north of Dvor. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] The settlement includes the formerly independent village of Brod (German: Überfuhr).[2]
Mačkovec pri Dvoru was attested in written sources as Chachendorf in 1317, Maczkowicz in 1350, and Kazendorff in 1398, among other spellings.[4] The name of the settlement was changed from Mačkovec to Mačkovec pri Dvoru in 1953.[5]
The local church is dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist and belongs to the Parish of Žužemberk. It is a medieval building that was restyled in the Baroque style in the 18th century.[6]