Bukovci

Bukovci book village
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region	Podravska (Drau region)
Coordinates	46 ° 23 '  N , 15 ° 58'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 23 '17 "  N , 15 ° 57' 53"  E
height	216  m. i. J.
surface	7.02  km²
Residents	996 (2016)
Population density	142 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code	(+386) 02
Post Code	2281
Structure and administration
Community type	Part of the Markovci municipality
structure	Village
Mayor :	Milan Gabrovec
Mailing address	Markovci 43 2281 Markovci
Website	www.markovci.si

Bukovci is the largest village in the Markovci municipality and is located in northeastern Slovenia between Ptuj (German Pettau ) and the Croatian border towards Varaždin. The area is called "Pettauer Feld" (Slovenian Ptujskega polja ) and is characterized by fertile soils. The village was first mentioned in 1322 and today has less than 1000 inhabitants. The name of the place is derived from the Slovenian word for "beech" (Slovenian bukev for beech). Hence the German name Buchdorf (shortened from Buchendorf ). It is not clear whether the German designation was decisive for the Slovenian name or vice versa.

The village is divided into nine districts:

• Zgorji Kunec (literally: head rabbit )
• Center (= village of Bukovci)
• Spodji Kunec (literally, sub rabbit )
• Nuvi Jork
• Kolamerce
• Siget
• Hujkarji
• Vopošnica
• Lünovci

Population development

Population development
1981	1991	2002	2006	2011	2016
915	903	952	997	973	996

history

The area belonged to the Archdiocese of Salzburg in the 13th century and was administered by the ministrals of the Lords of Pettau . 1322 is for the first time in the Salzburg land register of Prince-Bishop Friedrich III. von Leibnitz Buchdorf mentioned as a possession of the bishop. At that time 35 families lived in the village.

The area was plundered and depopulated by several Turkish invasions between 1472 and 1532, almost half of the population was killed.

In 1803 the area became part of the Duchy of Styria. When the communities in the Austrian Empire were formed in 1824, Bukovci became its own cadastral community in the Pettau district. It was not until 1937 that the municipality was dissolved and most of the area with the village of Bukovci was incorporated into the Markovci municipality.

After the First World War there were no more German-speaking residents in the community.

In the eastern part of the village there are 19th century farmhouses that are part of the national cultural heritage.

Remarks

1. ^ Statistični urad Republike Slovenije
2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from November 18, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ http://rkd.situla.org ; Ministry of Culture of Slovenia; Register of Immovable Cultural Heritage, No. ešd 20989