Circulans

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Cirkulane
Zirkulane
Coat of arms of Cirkulane Map of Slovenia, position of Cirkulane highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region Podravska (Drau region)
Coordinates 46 ° 21 ′  N , 16 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 21 ′ 0 ″  N , 16 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  E
height 229  m. i. J.
surface 32  km²
Residents 2,391 (January 1, 2019)
Population density 75 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code (+386) 02
Post Code 2282
License Plate MB
Structure and administration
Mayor : Antonija Žumbar
Mailing address Cirkulane 58
2282 Cirkulane
Website
View of the Church of Saint Anna ( Sveta Ana ) in the village of Veliki Vrh

Cirkulane ( German : Zirkulane , older also Amkenstein ) is a town and municipality in Slovenia . It is located in the historical Spodnja Štajerska ( Lower Styria ) region and in the statistical region of Podravska .

geography

location

The municipality Cirkulane lies entirely in the wine-growing region Haloze ( Kollo ) between the river Drava ( Drava ) in the north and the border with Croatia to the south. The next larger cities are Ptuj, 13 km away, in the northwest and Varaždin, 27 km away, in the east on the Croatian side.

Community structure

The municipality comprises 13 localities. The German exonyms in brackets were mainly used by the German-speaking population until the area was ceded to the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes in 1918 and are largely uncommon today. (Population figures as of January 1, 2019):

  • Brezovec ( Bresovetz ), 221
  • Cirkulane ( Zirkulane , older also Amkenstein ), 442
  • Dolane ( Dollendorf ), 157
  • Gradišča ( Gradisch ), 340
  • Gruškovec ( Gruschkovetz ), 140
  • Mali Okič ( Klein-Okitsch ), 99
  • Medribnik ( Medriebnigg ), 135
  • Meje ( Meje ), 49
  • Paradiž ( Paradeis ), 185
  • Pohorje ( Pachern ), 108
  • Pristava ( Pristova ), 286
  • Slatina ( Slatinberg ), 104
  • Veliki Vrh ( Grossberg ), 125

Neighboring communities

Markovci Markovci Gorišnica
Videm Neighboring communities Zavrč
Videm Lepoglava ( HR ) Donja Voća ( HR )

history

On March 1, 2006, Cirkulane became an independent municipality. Before that, it was incorporated into the Gorišnica municipality. The Anchenstein Castle and the 12th century church of St. Barbara (Sveta Barbara) with its 52 meter high bell tower are worth seeing .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Special map of the Austro-Hungarian Empire 1: 75,000 - Pettau and Vinica 5456. (1914)
  2. ↑ Population tables of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene )