Maharska Vas (, sl, Maharska vas, in older sources ''Maharčka vas''
or ''Marhačka vas'',
german: Marchendorf
) is a former
village
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in central
Slovenia
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in the
Municipality of Poljčane
The Municipality of Poljčane (; sl, Občina Poljčane) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia
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. It is now part of the town of
Poljčane
Poljčane () is a settlement in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Poljčane. It lies 35 km south of Maribor and 35 km northeast of Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The town lies i ...
.
It is part of the traditional region of
Styria
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and is now included in the
Drava Statistical Region
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.
Geography
Maharska Vas lies on the left bank of Brežnica Creek at the junction of the roads to
Spodnja Brežnica and
Laporje.
Name
Maharska Vas was attested in historical sources in 1490 as ''Marcherstorf''.
It is probably derived from the personal name ''Mahar'',
and the toponym therefore means 'Mahar's village', referring to an early resident of the place. Other place names derived from the personal name ''Mahar'' include ''
Maharovec''.
History
Maharska Vas ceased to exist as a separate settlement in 1957, when it and the former village of
Pekel pri Poljčanah were merged into a single settlement named Poljčane.
References
External links
Maharska Vas on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Poljčane
Former settlements in Slovenia
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