Mihovci pri Veliki Nedelji explained

Official Name:Mihovci pri Veliki Nedelji
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Drava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ormož
Area Total Km2:4.98
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:563
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.4074°N 16.1119°W
Elevation M:195.1
Footnotes:[1]

Mihovci pri Veliki Nedelji (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈmiːxɔu̯tsi pɾi ˈʋeːliki ˈneːdɛlji/) is a settlement west of Ormož in northeastern Slovenia. To the south its territory extends to the banks of the Drava River and the border with Croatia. The area belongs to the traditional Styria region and is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Mihovci to Mihovci pri Veliki Nedelji in 1953.[3]

Cultural heritage

The Roman road from Poetovio to Savaria ran through the settlement and a section of it survives as a regional road. Its profile was recorded by an archaeological field survey in 1963.[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.ormoz.si Ormož municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage