Country Slovenia Municipality Pivka Area 202 ha Population 117 (2002) | Traditional region Inner Carniola Elevation 448 m Local time Monday 12:25 AM | |
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Statistical region Littoral–Inner Carniola Weather 9°C, Wind NE at 2 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Šmihel ([ʃmiˈxeːu̯]) is a village south of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
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Map of 6257 %C5%A0mihel, Slovenia
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Šmihel na Krasu (literally, 'Saint Michael on the Karst') to Dolane in 1952. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. The name Šmihel was restored in 1990.
Church
The parish church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Koper Diocese.
References
Šmihel, Pivka Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA