Markovci

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Markovci
Sankt Marxen
Markovci coat of arms Map of Slovenia, position of Markovci highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region Podravska (Drau region)
Coordinates 46 ° 24 '  N , 15 ° 56'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 23 '43 "  N , 15 ° 55' 53"  E
height 221  m. i. J.
surface 29.8  km²
Residents 4,012 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 135 inhabitants per km²
Post Code 2281
License Plate MB
Structure and administration
Mayor : Milan Gabrovec
Mailing address Markovci 43
2281 Markovci
Website
Old view of the main town Markovci from the first half of the 20th century.

Markovci ( German : Sankt Marxen ) is a town and municipality in northeastern Slovenia . It is located in the historical Spodnja Štajerska ( Lower Styria ) region and in the statistical region of Podravska .

geography

location

Markovci lies in the Ptujsko polje ( Lower Pettau Field ), an extension of the Dravsko polje ( Draufeld ) to the east on the left side of the Drava at 221  m. ü. A. The main town is on the banks of Ptujsko jezero, the reservoir of the Formin hydropower plant . The municipality is a direct neighbor of the city of Ptuj .

Community structure

The municipality comprises nine 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, 2017):

  • Borovci ( Worovets ), 314
  • Bukovci ( Puchdorf ), 995
  • Markovci ( Sankt Marxen ), 489
  • Nova vas pri Markovcih ( Neudorf ), 395
  • Prvenci ( Pervences ), 221
  • Sobetinci ( Sobetinzen ), 167
  • Stojnci ( Steindorf ), 846
  • Strelci ( Strelzen ), 101
  • Zabovci ( Sabofzen ), 484

Neighboring communities

Ptuj Dornava Gorišnica
Videm Neighboring communities Gorišnica
Videm Circulans Circulans

history

The village was first mentioned in 1215. The carnival figures that are shown to Fašenk in the villages are also known. The Korant , a demon, plays an important role here.

Markovci was originally part of the Ptuj municipality before the municipality became independent in 1998.

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 )