Mihele (pronounced [miˈxeːlɛ]; in older sources Miheli,[2] Italian: Micheli[3]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Italy.[4]
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  Mihele Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°36′51.97″N 13°54′24.4″E / 45.6144361°N 13.906778°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
| Municipality | Hrpelje-Kozina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 424.8 m (1,393.7 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 26 |
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The parish church just outside the settlement is dedicated to the Prophet Elijah. The parish is known as the Draga Parish, although the actual village of Draga (obsolete Italian: Draga Santa Elia[3] or Draga Sant'Elia[5]) is now on the Italian side of the border. It belongs to the Koper Diocese.[6]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Spezialortsrepertorium der österreichischen Länder. Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland. Vienna: K. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. 1918. p. 34.
- ^ a b Pelikon, Egon (2002). Tajno štetje prebivalstva v Julijski krajini leta 1933. Koper: Zgodovinsko društvo za južno Primorsko. pp. 78, 89.
- ^ Hrpelje-Kozina municipal site Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Slovenski lingvistični atlas. 1, Človek (telo, bolezni, družina). Ljubljana: Inštitut za Slovenski Jezik Frana Ramovša. 2011. p. 20.
- ^ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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