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Municipality Of Hoče-Slivnica
The Municipality of Hoče-Slivnica (; ) is a municipality south of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. Its administrative seat is Spodnje Hoče. Geography The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. The municipality extends from the flatlands on the right bank of the Drava River into the Pohorje Hills. The motorway and railway line from Ljubljana to Maribor run through the municipality. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Spodnje Hoče, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Bohova * Čreta * Hočko Pohorje * Hotinja Vas * Orehova Vas * Pivola * Polana * Radizel * Rogoza * Slivnica pri Mariboru * Slivniško Pohorje * Zgornje Hoče Zgornje Hoče () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies at the eastern foothills of the Pohorje range south of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities (Slovene language, Slovene: ''občine'', singular''občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovenia has the largest number of first-level administrative divisions of any country. The municipalities vary considerably in size and population, from the capital Ljubljana with more than 280,000 inhabitants to Hodoš with fewer than 400. Urban status is not granted strictly on the basis of population; the smallest urban municipality, Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec, Slovenj Gradec, has less than half as many inhabitants as the most populous non-urban municipality, Municipality of Domžale, Domžale. Slovene language, Slovene is the official language in all municipalities. Hungarian language, Hungarian is the second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian language, Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohova, Hoče–Slivnica
Bohova () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica south of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. Name Bohova was attested in written records in 1255 as ''Bochew'', and in 1441 as ''Wokaw''. Like related Slavic place names (e.g., '' Bochowo'' in Poland and ''Bochov'' in the Czech Republic), the name is derived from the Slavic personal name ''*Boxъ'', referring to early ownership or association with the place. Another conjecture regarding the origin of the name is that it refers to sides of bacon (), which the village produced for sale in Maribor.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1980. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 209. History Roman period During the construction of the A1 Motorway in 1995 evidence of Roman-period settlement was uncovered near the village. The site was merely identified and not properly excava ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Miklavž Na Dravskem Polju
The Municipality of Miklavž na Dravskem Polju () is a small municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Drava River southeast of Maribor. The seat of the municipality is the settlement of Miklavž na Dravskem Polju. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. Geography The entire municipality lies on the Drava Plain (), which is part of the sub-Pannonian region of Slovenia and is geographically a transition between the sub-Pannonian and sub-Alpine regions. To the west it borders on the Pohorje Massif, to the northwest on the Drava Valley, to the north and east on the Slovene Hills, and to the southeast on the Ptuj Plain (). The far northeastern part of the municipality lies on the alluvial plain An alluvial plain is a plain (an essentially flat landform) created by the deposition of sediment over a long period by one or more rivers coming from highland regions, from which alluvial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Municipality Of Maribor
The Urban Municipality of Maribor (), also the City of Maribor (, acronym MOM), is one of twelve urban municipalities in Slovenia. Its seat is Maribor, the second-largest city in Slovenia. The population of the municipality was 113,393 in 2024. It borders Austria. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Maribor, the municipality also includes the following settlements: # Bresternica # Celestrina # Dogoše # Gaj nad Mariborom # Grušova # Hrastje # Hrenca # Jelovec # Kamnica # Laznica # Limbuš # Malečnik # Meljski Hrib # Metava # Nebova # Pekel # Pekre # Počehova # Razvanje # Ribniško Selo # Rošpoh – part # Ruperče # Šober # Srednje # Trčova # Vinarje # Vodole # Vrhov Dol # Za Kalvarijo # Zgornji Slemen – part # Zrkovci References External links *Urban Municipality of Maribor on Geopedia Maribor Maribor ( , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, second-larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zgornje Hoče
Zgornje Hoče () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies at the eastern foothills of the Pohorje range south of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. Name The name ''Zgornje Hoče'' literally means 'upper Hoče', contrasting with neighboring Spodnje Hoče (literally, 'lower Hoče'). The name was attested in 1146 as ''de Choz'' (and as ''de Chotsse'' in 1181 and ''de Chosse'' in 1214). The name is originally a plural demonym A demonym (; ) or 'gentilic' () is a word that identifies a group of people ( inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place ( hamlet, village, town, city, region, ... (*''Xoťane'') derived from the nickname *''Xotъ'' (based on a longer name such as *''Xotimirъ''). Cultural heritage A chapel-shrine with a small belfry in the northw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slivniško Pohorje
Slivniško Pohorje () is a settlement in the Pohorje Hills south of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica, part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. Mass graves Slivniško Pohorje is the site of five known mass graves A mass grave is a grave containing multiple human corpses, which may or may Unidentified decedent, not be identified prior to burial. The United Nations has defined a criminal mass grave as a burial site containing three or more victims of exec ... from the period immediately after the Second World War. They all contain the remains of a large number of civilians of various nationalities and prisoners of war transported to the Pohorje Hills and murdered in May and June 1945. The Slivniško Pohorje Mass Grave () is located in the ravine of a tributary of Polana Creek (), a few dozen meters below the turnoff for the Plahutnik farm (Slivniško Pohorje no. 8). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slivnica Pri Mariboru
Slivnica pri Mariboru () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies under the eastern Pohorje Hills on the edge of the flatlands on the right bank of the Drava River south of Maribor. The A1 Motorway runs through the settlement and a major interchange with the A4 motorway is located just north of the settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. The local parish church is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary () and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It has a Romanesque nave dating to the 11th century and an early 16th-century Gothic sanctuary and belfry The belfry /ˈbɛlfri/ is a structure enclosing bells for ringing as part of a building, usually as part of a bell tower or steeple. It can also refer to the entire tower or building, particularly in continental Europe for such a tower attached .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogoza
Rogoza () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče-Slivnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the flatlands on the right bank of the Drava River between Spodnje Hoče and Miklavž na Dravskem Polju. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. After the Second World War, a Yugoslav labor camp for political prisoners operated in Rogoza. In 1998 and 1999, during the preparations for the construction of the Maribor eastern bypass section of the A1 Motorway that runs just west of the settlement, Bronze Age and Iron Age The Iron Age () is the final epoch of the three historical Metal Ages, after the Chalcolithic and Bronze Age. It has also been considered as the final age of the three-age division starting with prehistory (before recorded history) and progre ... sites were identified near the settlement. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radizel
Radizel () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies at the eastern foothills of the Pohorje range south of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region The Drava Statistical Region () is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest city in the region is Maribor. The region's name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorj .... References External links *Radizel on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Hoče-Slivnica {{HočeSlivnica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polana, Hoče–Slivnica
Polana () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the eastern part of the Pohorje Hills. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region The Drava Statistical Region () is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest city in the region is Maribor. The region's name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorj .... References External linksPolana on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Hoče-Slivnica {{HočeSlivnica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pivola
Pivola () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the eastern edge of the Pohorje Hills south of Maribor. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. The local church is dedicated to Saint Leonard and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ... of Hoče. It was built in 1642. Hompoš Castle is a castle just north of the settlement. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to the 12th century and has had numerous rebuildings and adaptations over the centuries. re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orehova Vas, Hoče–Slivnica
Orehova Vas (; ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the edge of the flatlands on the right bank of the Drava River south of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. A chapel-shrine in the village dates to the early 20th century. The terminal building and much of the runway In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt concrete, asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (sod, ... of Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport is located at Orehova Vas. References External links *Orehova Vas on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Hoče-Slivnica {{HočeSlivnica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
