Muhaber is a scattered settlement on a terrace above the railway line from Ljubljana to Metlika. Žabjek Hill, covered with mixed forest, rises to the west, and there is a Roma settlement to the northwest.[2]
Name
The name Muhaber literally means 'gathering flies'. Muhaber was attested in historical documents as Muhober and Muhoberi in 1780. Like the related Slovenian toponym Muhabran (literally, 'fighting flies'), the name is a relatively recent toponymization of a jocular nickname (*Muhoberi 'fly gatherers') for the residents of the village.[5]
History
Archeological investigations have discovered a Hallstatt culture cemetery in Muhaber with cremation burials as well as a Roman cemetery, testifying to early settlement in the area.[1][2] Muhaber was annexed by the city of Novo Mesto in 1979, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[6]
References
^ abKrajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 482.
^ abcSavnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 513.
^Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 156.
^Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 113.
^Torkar, Silvo (2013). "Dvočlenski slovanski antroponimi v slovenski toponimiji". Jezikoslovni zapiski. 19 (1): 120.
^Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 67, 70.
