Hajdoše (, in older sources ''Hudoše'',
german: Siebendorf
) is a settlement on the right bank of the
in the
Municipality of Hajdina
The Municipality of Hajdina (; sl, Občina Hajdina) is a small municipality on the right bank of the Drava River near Ptuj in northeastern Slovenia. Its administrative seat is the village of Zgornja Hajdina. The area is part of the traditional ...
in northeastern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. It lies along the regional road from Maribor to Ptuj. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Drava Statistical Region.
History
The village was first mentioned in written sources in 1320. It has a
chapel-shrine
A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mo ...
with a small
belfry that dates to the early 20th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 19893
Social and cultural life
The village has several different associations. The best known is the Hajdoše Volunteer Fire Department (''PGD Hajdoše''). After successes in various firefighting competitions at home and abroad and victories at the Olympic Games in France and in Finland, Hajdoše won the title of the Best Firefighter City in the world. In addition to the Volunteer Fire Department, there are many other active associations in the village: the Hajdoše Sports Association, the FC Hajdoše football club, the Hajdoše Women's Society, and the Valentin Žumer Cultural Association.
A go-cart track was built nest to the Drava River in 1973. It has hosted many national and international go-cart and motorcycle races.
References
External links
Hajdoše on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Hajdina
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