Muzga, Moravče

Muzga
Muzga Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°8′24″N 14°49′15″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Moravče
Elevation	464 m (1,522 ft)

Muzga (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmuːzɡa], in older sources Musga^[1]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Podgorica pri Pečah.^[2][3] The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.^[4]

Geography

Muzga lies in the northern part of Podgorica pri Pečah, below the southwestern slope of Muzga Hill (Slovene: Muzgoška gorica, elevation: 556 meters or 1,824 feet).

History

Muzga had a population of 32 living in five houses in 1880,^[1] and 21 living in three houses in 1900.^[5] Muzga was annexed by Podgorica pri Pečah in 1955, ending its existence as an independent settlement.^[6][7]

References

1. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 134.
2. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 99.
3. Topole, Maja (2003). Geografija občine Moravče. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. p. 194.
4. Moravče municipal site
5. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 21.
6. 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, 114.
7. Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve). Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. 1965. p. 73.

External links

• Media related to Muzga at Wikimedia Commons
• Muzga on Geopedia