Migojnice

Migojnice
Village

Postcard of Migojnice
Migojnice

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°13′45.56″N 15°9′31.27″E / 46.2293222°N 15.1586861°ECoordinates: 46°13′45.56″N 15°9′31.27″E / 46.2293222°N 15.1586861°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Žalec
Area
 • Total 2.57 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Elevation 288.7 m (947.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 629
[1]

Migojnice is a village on the right bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja statistical region.[2]

Name

The village was attested in written sources in 1265–67 as Makoyn, and in 1763–87 as Megoiniz. The origin of the name is unclear, but it may be derived from *Maligojnice (based on the personal name *Maligojь) with syncope of the second syllable (cf. Magozd < *Mal(i) gozd). If so, the name would originally mean 'place where Maligojь's people live'.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes (Slovene: Lurška Mati božja) and belongs to the Parish of Griže. It was built between 1888 and 1891.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Žalec municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 262.
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3547

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