Mačkovec pri Suhorju

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Mačkovec pri Suhorju
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°42′23.04″N15°14′35.17″E / 45.7064000°N 15.2431028°E / 45.7064000; 15.2431028 Coordinates: 45°42′23.04″N15°14′35.17″E / 45.7064000°N 15.2431028°E / 45.7064000; 15.2431028
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region White Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Metlika
Area
 • Total 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation 503.4 m (1,651.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 8
[1]

Mačkovec pri Suhorju (pronounced  [matʃˈkɔːʋəts pɾi ˈsuːxɔɾju] or [matʃˈkoː-]) is a small settlement in the foothills of the Gorjanci Hills in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. [2]

Municipality An administrative division having corporate status and usually some powers of self-government or jurisdiction

A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. It is to be distinguished (usually) from the county, which may encompass rural territory or numerous small communities such as towns, villages and hamlets.

Metlika Town and Municipality in Slovenia

Metlika is a town and municipality in the southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Kolpa River on the border with Croatia. The municipality is at the heart of the area of White Carniola, the southeastern part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.

White Carniola region in Slovenia

White Carniola is a traditional region in southeastern Slovenia on the border with Croatia. Due to its smallness, it is often considered a subunit of the broader Lower Carniola region, although with distinctive cultural, linguistic, and historical features.

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Mačkovec to Mačkovec pri Suhorju in 1955. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Metlika municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


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