Donji Miholjac ( hu, Alsómiholjác, german: Unter-Miholtz) is a town in the

Slavonia Slavonia (; hr, Slavonija) is, with Dalmatia, Croatia proper, and Istria, one of the four historical regions of Croatia. Taking up the east of the country, it roughly corresponds with five Croatian counties: Brod-Posavina, Osijek-Baran ...

region of

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, on the river Drava and the border with

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...

Population

In the 2011 census, there were 9,491 inhabitants in the area, 95% of whom were

Croats The Croats (; hr, Hrvati ) are a South Slavic ethnic group who share a common Croatian ancestry, culture, history and language. They are also a recognized minority in a number of neighboring countries, namely Austria, the Czech Republic, ...

Settlements

There are seven settlements in the municipality: * Donji Miholjac, population 6,240 * Golinci, population 431 * Miholjački Poreč, population 183 * Podgajci Podravski, population 651 * Radikovci, population 292 * Rakitovica, population 868 * Sveti Đurađ, population 826

History

In the late 19th and early 20th century, Donji Miholjac was a district capital in the

Virovitica County Virovitica County ( hr, Virovitička županija; hu, Verőce vármegye) was a historic administrative subdivision ('' županija'') of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Croatia-Slavonia was an autonomous kingdom within the Lands of the Crown of ...

of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. Its name comes from

Saint Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

. During the time of

Ancient Rome In modern historiography, ancient Rome refers to Roman civilisation from the founding of the city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC ...

, it was called ''Mariniana''. There are several suggested etymology for the name "Mariniana". One is that it comes from the Roman personal name "Marinus". The other is that it comes from the Indo-European roots *mory and *h1ny, so that it means "marshy valley". If so, the same root is seen in the names "Mursa" and "Marsonia".

References

External links

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Donji Miholjac unofficial page
Cities and towns in Croatia Slavonia Virovitica County Croatia–Hungary border crossings Populated places in Osijek-Baranja County {{OsijekBaranja-geo-stub