Å mihel Pri Novem Mestu
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Å mihel pri Novem Mestu (; ) is a former
village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...
in southeastern
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in the
City Municipality of Novo Mesto The Urban Municipality of Novo Mesto (; ) is a municipality in southeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The seat of the municipality is the city of Novo Mesto. The Municipality of Novo Mesto is part of the Southeast Slovenia Stati ...
. It was annexed by the city of Novo Mesto in 1979, ending its existence as an independent settlement.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


Name

The name ''Šmihel'' is derived from ''*šent Mihael'' '
Saint Michael Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second- ...
' (via *''Šm̩mihel'') and refers to the parish church in the settlement. The name of the village was changed from ''Šmihel'' to ''Šmihel pri Novem mestu'' in 1952.


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Å mihel pri Novem Mestu on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Novo Mesto Former settlements in Slovenia 1979 disestablishments in Slovenia {{NovoMesto-geo-stub