Dornava

Dornava Dornau
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region	Podravska (Drau region)
Coordinates	46 ° 26 '  N , 15 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 26 '0 "  N , 15 ° 57' 0"  E
surface	28.4  km²
Residents	2,892 (January 1, 2019)
Population density	102 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code	(+386) 070
Post Code	2252
License Plate	MB
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Janko Merc
Mailing address	Dornava 135a 2252 Dornava
Website	www.dornava.si

Dornau Castle in 2015.

Dornau Castle around 1830, lith. JF Kaiser Institute, Graz.

Dornava ( German : Dornau ) is a village and municipality with a well-known baroque castle in northeastern Slovenia . It is located in the historical Spodnja Štajerska ( Lower Styria ) region and in the statistical region of Podravska .

geography

location

Dornava is located on the right bank of the Pesnica ( Pößnitz ) at the exit of the valley before it merges into the Drautal . In addition to the main town of the municipality, the town of Mezgovci ob Pesnici is on the flat right bank, all other towns are on the left side of the river in the hilly Slovenske gorice ( Windische Bühel ).

The next bigger cities are Ptuj about 6 km west and Maribor about 23 km northwest.

Community structure

The municipality comprises 12 localities. The German exonyms in brackets date from the middle of the 19th century and are no longer used today. (Population figures as of January 1, 2019):

Bratislavci ( Wratislawetz ), 172 Brezovci ( Brezowetz ), 87 Dornava ( Dornau ), 1,249 Lasigovci ( Lasigowetz ), 116 Mezgovci ob Pesnici ( Mesgowetz ), 474 Polenci ( Polanzen ), 195

Polenšak ( Polenschak ), 169 Prerad ( Prerath ), 156 Slomi ( Slomdorf ), 89 Strejaci ( Strelzen ), 58 Strmec pri Polenšaku ( Stermec ), 61 Žamenci ( Sallmannsdorf ), 66

Neighboring communities

	Juršinci	Sveti Tomaž
Ptuj		Ormož
Markovci	Gorišnica

traffic

The closest connection to the Slovenian motorway network is "Draženci" on the A4 motorway in 10 kilometers by road.

Dornava is located on the railway line from Pragersko to Središče , but there is no train station in the municipality. The next train stop is in neighboring Moškanjci approx. 2.5 km from the village center, the next intercity train station in Ptuj .

Web links

Commons : Dornava  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Map of the municipality of Dornava

Individual evidence

1. ^ General state law and government gazette for the Crown Land of Styria. 1850 (supplement Marburg district)
2. ↑ Population tables of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene )