Marjeta na Dravskem Polju (pronounced [maˈɾjéːta na ˈdɾàːwskɛm ˈpóːlju]; German: Sankt Margarethen am Draufelde[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Starše in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Drava River southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]
Marjeta na Dravskem Polju
Sveta Marjeta na Dravskem polju (until 1955) | |
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  Marjeta na Dravskem Polju Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′13.67″N 15°44′1.73″E / 46.4537972°N 15.7338139°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Starše |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.39 km2 (2.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 247.3 m (811.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 476 |
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Name
editThe name of the settlement was changed from Sveta Marjeta na Dravskem polju (literally, 'Saint Margaret on the Drava Plain', in older sources also Sveta Marjeta na Dravskem Polji[2]) to Marjeta na Dravskem polju (literally, 'Margaret on the Drava Plain') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[4][5][6]
Church
editThe local church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Margaret (Slovene: sveta Marjeta) and belongs to the Parish of Šent Janž na Dravskem Polju. It was built in 1685.[7]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 208.
- ^ Starše municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
- ^ Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3181
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