Elevation 247 m Local time Monday 7:27 AM | Traditional region Styria Municipality Starše Area 5.39 km² Population 476 (2002) | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Marjeta na Dravskem Polju ([maˈɾjeːta na ˈdɾaːu̯skɛm ˈpoːlju]; German: Sankt Margarethen am Draufelde) is a village in the Municipality of Starše in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Drava River southeast of Maribor. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.
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Map of 2206 Marjeta na Dravskem Polju, Slovenia
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveta Marjeta na Dravskem polju (literally, 'Saint Margaret on the Drava Plain') to Marjeta na Dravskem polju (literally, 'Margaret on the Drava Plain') in 1955. 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.
Church
The local church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Margaret (Slovene: sveta Marjeta) and belongs to the Parish of Šent Janž na Dravskem Polju. It was built in 1685.