Mihovci pri Veliki Nedelji

Mihovci pri Veliki Nedelji
Mihovci pri Veliki Nedelji Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°24′26.81″N 16°6′42.66″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Ormož
Area
• Total	4.98 km^2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation	195.1 m (640.1 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	563
[1]

Mihovci pri Veliki Nedelji (pronounced [ˈmiːxɔu̯tsi pɾi ˈʋeːliki ˈneːdɛlji]) is a settlement west of Ormož in northeastern Slovenia. To the south its territory extends to the banks of the Drava River and the border with Croatia. The area belongs to the traditional Styria region and is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Mihovci to Mihovci pri Veliki Nedelji in 1953.[3]

Cultural heritage

The Roman road from Poetovio to Savaria ran through the settlement and a section of it survives as a regional road. Its profile was recorded by an archaeological field survey in 1963.[4]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Ormož municipal site Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine
3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 10665

External links

• Mihovci pri Veliki Nedelji on Geopedia