Libeliče (; in older sources also ''Ljibeliče'',
[''Spezial-orts-repertorium von Kärnten. Neubearbeitung auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1890''. 1894. Vienna: Alfred Hölder, p. 78. ] German
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**Ger ...
: ''Leifling''
) is a
village
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in the
Municipality of Dravograd
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in the
Carinthia region in northern
Slovenia
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, right on the border with
Austria
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.
The
parish church
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in the settlement is dedicated to
Saint Martin Saint Martin may refer to:
People
* Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316–397), Bishop of Tours, France
* Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal)
* Pope Martin I (598–655)
* Saint Mart ...
and belongs to the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor
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History
* 1859 : Maribor (then Marburg) became the see of the Diocese of Lavant
...
. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1106, but the current building was built in the second half of the 18th century. Next to the church is a 12th-century two-story
ossuary
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.
History
1920 Carinthian plebiscite
The residents of
Libeliče were pro-Yugoslav and helped organize pro-Yugoslav rallies prior to the plebiscite. On the day of the plebiscite, a large majority of the village voted for Yugoslavia; however it was placed under Austrian administration. The people of the village were unwilling to accept the outcome. After protests, the governments of Austria and Yugoslavia managed to agree on a territorial exchange: Austria ceded to Yugoslavia the territory of Libeliče and received in compensation an equally sized area with predominantly German-speaking settlements. The handover of the territories took place on October 1, 1922. This was the final demarcation between Austria and Yugoslavia (and its current legal successor Slovenia), still effective as of today.
References
External links
Libeliče on GeopediaHomepage of Libeliče (in Slovene)Parish of Libeliče (in Slovene)
Populated places in the Municipality of Dravograd
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