Miklavž na Dravskem Polju

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Miklavž na Dravskem Polju
St. Nikolai
Coat of arms of Miklavž na Dravskem Polju Map of Slovenia, position of Miklavž na Dravskem Polju highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region Podravska (Drau region)
Coordinates 46 ° 30 '  N , 15 ° 42'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 30 '21 "  N , 15 ° 41' 50"  E
surface 12.5  km²
Residents 6,744 (January 1, 2019)
Population density 540 inhabitants per km²
Post Code 2204
License Plate MB
Structure and administration
Mayor : Egon Repnik
Mailing address Nad izviri 6
2204 Miklavž n. Dra. pole.
Website
Aerial view from Draufeld ( Dravsko polje ). Miklavž is located just south-east of Maribor (dense development in the upper left part of the picture).

Miklavž na Dravskem Polju ( German : Sankt Nikolai ) is a village and municipality in Slovenia . It is located in the historical Spodnja Štajerska ( Lower Styria ) region and in the statistical region of Podravska .

geography

location

Miklavž na Dravskem polju is one of the smaller municipalities in Slovenia in terms of area. It is located about 7 km southeast of Maribor (as the crow flies) on the road to Ptuj at 259  m. ü. A. and are located in the northern corner of Dravsko polje ( Draufeld ). The municipality is a popular residential community due to its proximity to Maribor.

The Drava flows north-east past the place, but the canal of the Zlatoličje hydroelectric power station runs through the village ( Slovak : Prekop HE Zlatoličje ).

Community structure

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):

  • Dobrovce ( Dobrofzen ), 814
  • Dravski Dvor ( Drauhof ), 666
  • Miklavž na Dravskem polju ( Saint Nikolai ), 4.192
  • Skoke ( Skoggen ), 1072

Neighboring communities

Maribor
Hoče-Slivnica Neighboring communities
Starše

traffic

National road 9, which connects Maribor with Ptuj , runs through Miklavž . The A1 and A4 motorways surround the community to the west like a bypass, resulting in numerous connection options. From north to south these would be the junction "Maribor-center" and "Rogoza" on the A1, as well as "Marjeta na Dravskem polju" on the A4.

The Zidani Most-Šentilj railway line runs west of the village. The nearest local train station is "Hoče", 3.5 km away, the next intercity train station is in "Maribor", 9 km away.

Even the Maribor airport is located in the immediate vicinity.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Special map of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy 1: 75,000 - Marburg 5355. (1914)
  2. ^ Special map of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy 1: 75,000 - Pragerhof and Wind. Feistritz 5455. (1914)
  3. ↑ Population tables of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene )