Makole

Makole
Makole
	View of the Makole from the mansion Štatenberg
	Makole Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°19′02.50″N 15°40′00.80″E / 46.3173611°N 15.6668889°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Makole
Area
• Total	1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Elevation	250.0 m (820.2 ft)
Population (2019)
• Total	221

Makole (Template:IPA-sl) (german: Maxau) is a settlement in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Makole. It lies in the Dravinja Valley. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1375 and was also granted market rights.^[2]

History

Cultural sights in the village are the parish church of St. Andrew and the late Gothic church of St. Lenart, Jelovški potok flows through the settlement, which then flows into the Dravinja not far away.

On the 487 m high hill above Makole stands the "Old Castle of Makole", and on the other side of the Dravinja valley is the Štatenberg mansion. The surrounding natural sights are the ravine and climbing area "Šoder graben", the karst cave Belojača, which is the longest cave in the Haloze area at 550 m, and the abyss near Domišak.

Forma viva is arranged along the local road.

World War II

In 1941 and 1942, several OF groups from Makole and surroundings connected with the national liberation movement in Maribor and Rogaška Slatina. In the summer of 1942, the occupier discovered collaborators of the liberation movement, arrested them, shot 9 of them, and sent the rest to concentration camps. Near Makole, on February 6, 1945, the occupier destroyed a courier station and killed 8 couriers.

Landmarks

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a Gothic building that was first mentioned in 1441. In the 18th century, it was restyled in the Baroque.^[3]