Šmihel pri Žužemberku () is a

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 ...

on the right bank of the Krka River in the

Municipality of Žužemberk The Municipality of Žužemberk (; ) is a municipality southeast of the capital of Ljubljana in southeastern Slovenia. Its seat is the town of Žužemberk. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now inclu ...

in southeastern

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. The area is part of the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Šmihel'' to ''Šmihel pri Žužemberku'' in 1955.

Church

The local

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from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

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of Žužemberk. It was built in 1908 on the site of a previous church first mentioned in written documents dating to 1136.

References

External links

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Šmihel pri Žužemberku on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Žužemberk {{Žužemberk-geo-stub