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Miholjanec

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Miholjanec
Village
Roadside crucifix in the center of Miholjanec
Roadside crucifix in the center of Miholjanec
CountryCroatia
RegionPodravina
CountyKoprivnica-Križevci County
MunicipalityVirje
Area
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• Total13.2 km2(5.1 sq mi)
• Land13.14 km2(5.07 sq mi)
Population
(2021)[2]
• Total244
• Density18/km2(48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)

Miholjanecis avillageinCroatiaand one of the oldest settlements in the country.

History

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Ancient times

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Miholjanec has been settled since at least the Iron Age. During the late Iron Age, the so-calledbini populi( "two people" ) lived in the area that would eventually become Miholjanec. Historians[who?]are unclear on who exactly thebini populiwere; through the years they have been variously identified as LatinRomans,Scythians,Hebrews,Greeks,Alans,Goths,and Germans. These people built ahill forton a high plateau. The fort covered 6 hectares (15 acres) and was surrounded by amoat.

Middle Ages

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In the 10th century, avineyardwas planted on a hill near Miholjanec. The vineyard's name is translated as is "the seat of the master of the mountain".[3]This vineyard still stands today.

In 1160, a plot of land was donated to theKnights Templar,who built a monastery in nearby Zdelia. This was the earliest historical mention of the Templars in Croatia and Hungary.[4]There is also a river near Zdelia that has been known by many names.[5]

In 1270, an unknown ancient castle was discovered on the land of Mikula. A parish church was built on the spot of the ancient castle in 1334 and called the church ofSaint Michael.Miholjanec is named after the church.

After thedissolving of the Templars,theOrder of Saint John of Jerusalemcame to Miholjanec, who in 1358 swapped their plot in Miholjanec for another plot in another village. The parish church in that village, theAssumption of Mary,was givenjus patronatusover a church of unknown location halfway between the village andMilengrad,where prisoners of war, war wounded, and war loot were sent.[6][7][8]

See also:History of the Jews in Croatia § Early Middle Ages

Early modern period

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In 1673, when Miholjanec was part of theMilitary Frontier,there was afunfairandpublic bathhouse forborder guardofficers and other gentlemen.[9]

In 1676, a letter mentioned a contract betweenparishionersin Miholjanec and their parish priest. This letter confirmed all liberties afforded to the parishioners, but whoever disturbed church on Sunday would be required to pay 10denarius(10 percent of aducat) as punishment. In the same year 1676, a new wooden church was built in Miholjanec.[10]

In 1736, a great flood of the riverDravaraised the waters for several months betweenNovigrad Podravski,Hlebine,Molve,andVirje.The people of these towns fled to the hill villages of Plavšinac and Miholjanec. This influx led to the rediscovery of Miholjanec's ancient vineyards. Soon after, 300 new vineyards were planted between Plavšinac and Miholjanec in Novigrad Podravski, which by that time had become the seat of a regiment.[11][12]

In 1779, a new church was built, which stands to this day. During construction, a human skeleton was discovered under the stairs of the old church. In addition, acenotaphwas discovered in the village, which in the 1960s was dated to the lateIron Age,possibly 1209.[10][13]

In 1780, it was agreed between the Franciscan monastery in Koprivnica and the General of the Military Frontier thatbeggingin Miholjanec was the sole right of the Franciscans.[14]

Modern era

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In 1836,Maria Theresa[citation needed]made an unsuccessful attempt to restore the ruins of theRoman aqueductin Miholjanec, which comes down the street from St. Michael. Most of it is in ruins, but those of St. John, which is 12Roman mileslong, was more than only successful.

The regulation of the Drava river between 1830 and 1844 significantly reduced the frequency of flooding. Settlements in the hills around Miholjanec increased in population, which brought logging and a reduced acreage of forests.[15]

Twentieth century

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In 1923, Miholjanec celebrated its 750th anniversary, with guests dancing on a natural dance floor with natural acoustics, similar to anamphitheatre.[16]

In 1937,Le Monde Slave(The Slavic World), published inParisbyErnest Denisand Robert de Caix mentioned that the folks songs from Miholjanec had been examined in 1933, and fifty of those songs had been reproduced and recorded.[17][18]

References

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  1. ^Register of spatial units of the State Geodetic Administration of the Republic of Croatia.WikidataQ119585703.
  2. ^"Population by Age and Sex, by Settlements"(xlsx).Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in 2021.Zagreb:Croatian Bureau of Statistics.2022.
  3. ^Monumenta spectantia historiam Slavorum meridionalium: Edidit Academia Scienciarum et Artium Slavorum Meridionalium, Volumes 7-8, Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti 1877.
  4. ^The Crusades and the Military Orders, page 246, Zsolt Hunyadi, József Laszlovszky, Central European University. Dept. of Medieval Studies,ISBN978-963-9241-42-8
  5. ^Codex diplomaticus Arpadianus continuatus, Volume 1,pages 229-234,Gusztáv Wenzel, Eggenberger Ferdinánd Akademiai, 1860.
  6. ^Viteški redovi: Templari i Ivanovci u Hrvatskoj, svezak 18 od Analecta Croatica Christiana, p. 72, Lelja Dobronić, Kršćanska sadašnjost, Zagreb 1984.
  7. ^Vladimir Palošika, Glogovnica: Župna crkva uznesenja Marijina, Meridijani, Samobor 2010.
  8. ^Zbornik dokumenata i podataka o narodnooslobodilačkom ratu jugoslovenskih naroda, svezak 5, dio 27, p. 216, Vojnoistorijski institut (Belgrade, Serbia), 1961.
  9. ^Geoadria, Year: 2001, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages/record No.: 81-91, Hrvatsko geografsko društvo - Zadar, Odjel za geografiju, Sveučilište u Zadru, 2001.,ISSN1331-2294
  10. ^abRad Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti,Volume 406, page 52,Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts1984.[title missing][author missing]
  11. ^Podravski zapisi: putopisi, p. 107, Ivo Strahonja, Muzej grada Koprivnice, 1979.
  12. ^M. LONČARIĆ, Bilogorski kajkavski govori i RASPRAVE ZJ 12/1986.,Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics,YU,ISSN0351-434X,UDK 808.62 = 800.87-087.2, Primljeno: 6/1985.
  13. ^Regesta documentorum regni Croatiae, Dalmatiae et Slavoniae saeculi XIII., page 25, Croatia (Kingdom),Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski,Typis officinae societatis typographicae, 1896.
  14. ^Vjesnik, svezak 9; svezak 11-14, p. 163, Croatia. Drzavni arhiv, Ivan Bojničić, Emilje Laszowski, 1907.
  15. ^Hrvatski geografski glasnik, Volume 70, page 56, Edition 2, Hrvatsko geografsko društvo, 2008.
  16. ^Slovenski etnograf, Volume 10-13, Etnografski muzej Ljubljana (Slovenia) 1957.
  17. ^Le Monde slave, Volume 14, page 160, Ernest Denis, Robert De Caix, published by Paul Hartmann, Paris 1937.
  18. ^Robert de Caix (biographical details)
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