Mota, Ljutomer

Place in Styria, Slovenia
46°32′46.46″N 16°13′35.51″E / 46.5462389°N 16.2265306°E / 46.5462389; 16.2265306Country SloveniaTraditional regionStyriaStatistical regionMuraMunicipalityLjutomerArea
 • Total5.75 km2 (2.22 sq mi)Elevation
175 m (574 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total334[1]

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]

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

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Mota include the following:

  • Francis Missia (1885–1955), Catholic priest and choirmaster
  • Jakob Missia (1838–1902), Archbishop of Gorizia and Gradisca, Bishop of Ljubljana

References

  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
  • Mota on Geopedia


Stub icon

This article about the Municipality of Ljutomer in Slovenia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e