Hrastje-Mota
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Hrastje-Mota is a settlement in the Radenci
Municipality
in northeastern Slovenia
. As its double-barrelled name
suggests, it is made up of two settlemets: Hrastje and Mota, both lying on the right bank of the river Mura.
There is a small chapel
in the centre of each of the settlement. The chapel in Hrastje was built in 1900 in a Neo-Gothic
style and was used as a small classroom for religious education
. The chapel in Mota was built in the early 20th century and was moved to the south of the main village crossroads
when the roads were widened.
Radenci
Radenci is a town and a municipality on the right bank of the Mura River in the Mura statistical region of northeastern Slovenia. It is a well-known spa town and was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1436. After 1833, when a new source of mineral water was discovered, it developed...
Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in northeastern Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. As its double-barrelled name
Double-barrelled name
In English speaking and some other Western countries, a double-barrelled name is a family name with two parts, which may or may not be joined with a hyphen and is also known as a hyphenated name. An example of a hyphenated double-barrelled surname is Bowes-Lyon; an example of an unhyphenated...
suggests, it is made up of two settlemets: Hrastje and Mota, both lying on the right bank of the river Mura.
There is a small chapel
Chapel
A chapel is a building used by Christians as a place of fellowship and worship. It may be part of a larger structure or complex, such as a church, college, hospital, palace, prison or funeral home, located on board a military or commercial ship, or it may be an entirely free-standing building,...
in the centre of each of the settlement. The chapel in Hrastje was built in 1900 in a Neo-Gothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style and was used as a small classroom for religious education
Religious education
In secular usage, religious education is the teaching of a particular religion and its varied aspects —its beliefs, doctrines, rituals, customs, rites, and personal roles...
. The chapel in Mota was built in the early 20th century and was moved to the south of the main village crossroads
Junction (road)
A road junction is a location where vehicular traffic going in different directions can proceed in a controlled manner designed to minimize accidents. In some cases, vehicles can change between different routes or directions of travel.-Origins:...
when the roads were widened.