Muzga, Moravče Explained

Official Name:Muzga
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Moravče
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.14°N 14.8208°W
Elevation M:464

Muzga (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈmuːzɡa/, in older sources Musga[1]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Podgorica pri Pečah.[2] [3] The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Geography

Muzga lies in the northern part of Podgorica pri Pečah, below the southwestern slope of Muzga Hill (Slovenian: Muzgoška gorica, elevation: 556m (1,824feet)).

History

Muzga had a population of 32 living in five houses in 1880,[1] and 21 living in three houses in 1900.[5] Muzga was annexed by Podgorica pri Pečah in 1955, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain . 1884 . Alfred Hölder . Vienna . 134.
  2. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2 . 1971 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 99.
  3. Book: Topole . Maja . Geografija občine Moravče . 2003 . Založba ZRC . Ljubljana . 194.
  4. http://www.moravce.si Moravče municipal site
  5. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 21.
  6. Book: Marinković . Dragan . Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 . 1991 . Savezni zavod za statistiku . Belgrade . 67, 114.
  7. Book: Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve) . 1965 . Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko . Ljubljana . 73.