Migojnice Explained

Official Name:Migojnice
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:top
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:Žalec
Area Total Km2:2.57
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:629
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2293°N 15.1587°W
Elevation M:288.7
Footnotes:[1]

Migojnice (in Slovenian pronounced as /miˈɡoːi̯nitsɛ/) is a village on the right bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The village was attested in written sources in 1265–67 as Makoyn, and in 1763–87 as Megoiniz. The origin of the name is unclear, but it may be derived from *Maligojnice (based on the personal name *Maligojь) with syncope of the second syllable (cf. Magozd < *Mal(i) gozd). If so, the name would originally mean 'place where Maligojь's people live'.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes (Slovenian: Lurška Mati božja) and belongs to the Parish of Griže. It was built between 1888 and 1891.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.zalec.si Žalec municipal site
  3. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 262.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage