Libeliče | |
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Village | |
 Libeliče | |
  Libeliče Location in Slovenia Show map of Slovenia Libeliče Libeliče (Austria) Show map of Austria | |
| Coordinates:46°37′10.33″N14°56′48.74″E / 46.6195361°N 14.9468722°E /46.6195361; 14.9468722 | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Carinthia |
| Statistical region | Carinthia |
| Municipality | Dravograd |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 449.2 m (1,473.8 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 201 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
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Leifling | |
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| Country |  Austria |
| State | Carinthia |
| District | Völkermarkt |
| Municipality | Neuhaus |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 20 |
Libeliče (pronounced[libɛˈliːtʃɛ]; in older sources alsoLjibeliče,[2]German:Leifling[2]) is avillage in theMunicipality of Dravograd in theCarinthia region in northernSlovenia, on the border withAustria.[3] A small number of houses on the northern edge of the village, andLeifling Castle [de], are on the Austrian side of the border, inNeuhaus municipality in AustrianCarinthia.
Theparish church in the settlement is dedicated toSaint Martin and belongs to theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. 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-storyossuary.[4]
Libeliče was in Zone A, an area of Carinthia subject to a 1920 plebiscite on whether to be part ofAustria orYugoslavia. 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 Zone A as a whole voted voted for remaining in Austria, so Libeliče was to remain in Austria. 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.[5]
| Settlements | Administrative seat:Dravograd
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