Mota, Ljutomer

Summary

Mota (pronounced [ˈmoːta], German: Mauthdorf[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Mura River in the Municipality of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.[3]

Mota
Mota is located in Slovenia
Mota
Mota
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°32′46.46″N 16°13′35.51″E / 46.5462389°N 16.2265306°E / 46.5462389; 16.2265306
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityLjutomer
Area
 • Total5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Elevation
175 m (574 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total334
[1]

The local chapel-shrine in the centre of the village was built in 1861 and restored in 1987.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 182.
  3. ^ Ljutomer municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 1213

External links edit

  • Mota on Geopedia