Mavrlen

Mavrlen (pronounced [ˈmaːʋəɾlɛn]; in older sources also Maverl,[2] German: Maierle[2][3]) is a settlement in the hills west of Črnomelj in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Mavrlen
Mavrlen
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°34′20.04″N 15°8′12.54″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionWhite Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityČrnomelj
Area
 • Total0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation
367.1 m (1,204.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total35
[1]

In the 16th century the village was settled by Gottschee Germans, who remained in the settlement until 1941.[5]

In September 2017, a 71-year-old woman was mauled to death by three pit bulls in Mavrlen.[6]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 4.
  3. Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  4. Črnomelj municipal site
  5. Gottschee site
  6. "Dog mauling happened at unlicensed breeder's". Slovenian Press Agency. 13 September 2017.


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