Marjeta na Dravskem Polju


Marjeta na Dravskem Polju is a village in the Municipality of Starše in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Drava River southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveta Marjeta na Dravskem polju to Marjeta na Dravskem polju in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.

Church

The local church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Margaret and belongs to the Parish of Šent Janž na Dravskem Polju. It was built in 1685.