Mihele

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]

Mihele
Mihele is located in Slovenia
Mihele
Mihele
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°36′51.97″N 13°54′24.4″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLittoral
Statistical regionCoastal–Karst
MunicipalityHrpelje-Kozina
Area
 • Total1.3 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation
424.8 m (1,393.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total26
[1]

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 (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
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 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.
  3. Pelikon, Egon (2002). Tajno štetje prebivalstva v Julijski krajini leta 1933. Koper: Zgodovinsko društvo za južno Primorsko. pp. 78, 89.
  4. Hrpelje-Kozina municipal site Archived 2008-12-18 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Slovenski lingvistični atlas. 1, Človek (telo, bolezni, družina). Ljubljana: Inštitut za Slovenski Jezik Frana Ramovša. 2011. p. 20.
  6. Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008 Archived 2009-03-06 at the Wayback Machine



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