Miholjanec

Miholjanec
—  Village  —
Country	Croatia
Region
County
Municipality
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Miholjanec is a village in Croatia.

Miholjanec is one of the oldest settlements in the country, which already celebrated its 750th anniversary in 1923, to which the guests were dancing on a fantastic natural dance floor with a natural acoustics, such as at least an amphitheatre.^[1]

In 1160 the donation of a plot was made to the Knights Templar, who built the monastery Zdelia not very far from there, which was also the earliest historical mention of the Templars in Croatia and Hungary.^[2]

In 1201 in a long list of many different local names the renamed river Zdelia was mentioned in a subordinate clause, but it is not clear what was meant.^[3]

In 1270 an unknown ancient castle was discovered on the land of Mikula, where since 1334 the parish church of Saint Michael is mentioned, hence the name of the village. Findings from ancient times are in Novigrad Podravski. The location of Miholjanec is on the crossing of at least six orthodromic distance lines:

• between the Kapellenberg 50°05′53″N 8°26′13″E / 50.09818°N 8.43682°E / 50.09818; 8.43682, which was settled since the Michelsberg culture, near Hofheim, and Troy 39°57′28″N 26°14′23″E / 39.95781°N 26.23983°E / 39.95781; 26.23983;
• between the tower 48°13′07″N 14°28′02″E / 48.21854°N 14.46716°E / 48.21854; 14.46716 in front of the St Lawrence Basilica of Lorch near Enns (city) and the obelisk 25°43′06″N 32°39′30″E / 25.71835°N 32.65829°E / 25.71835; 32.65829 in Karnak;
• between the fr:Menhir de Kergadiou48°29′37″N 4°43′30″W / 48.49351°N 4.72511°W / 48.49351; -4.72511 and the place for the tent 29°55′56″N 52°53′03″E / 29.93229°N 52.88424°E / 29.93229; 52.88424 in front of Persepolis;
• between the ancient chapel 47°33′45″N 18°48′12″E / 47.56258°N 18.80325°E / 47.56258; 18.80325 on the cemetery in Budajenő and the Temple of Vesta 41°53′30″N 12°29′10″E / 41.89172°N 12.48619°E / 41.89172; 12.48619;
• between the Mausoleum of Theodoric 44°25′30″N 12°12′33″E / 44.42503°N 12.20913°E / 44.42503; 12.20913 and the island 50°00′54″N 36°10′59″E / 50.01496°N 36.1831°E / 50.01496; 36.1831 in Kharkiv, where the Goths crossed the bridge to Oium.
• between the "Königalm" 47°10′33″N 13°21′14″E / 47.17592°N 13.35391°E / 47.17592; 13.35391, which translated means "King's Alpine pasture", near Zederhaus, and the Boukoleon Palace 41°00′11″N 28°58′31″E / 41.00305°N 28.97541°E / 41.00305; 28.97541.
• and between the Prasanthi Nilayam 14°09′56″N 77°48′37″E / 14.16543°N 77.81015°E / 14.16543; 77.81015, where a Croatian group sang at Sathya Sai Baba on 25th of November 2007 "Neka cijeli ovaj svijet" ("May this whole world still shine in the sunlight. May all of our Earth become happy. May this whole world to be called a fairytale. ...") from the musical Jalta, Jalta, and the San Cristóbal Island 0°53′48″S 89°28′03″W / 0.89672°S 89.46742°W / -0.89672; -89.46742, where the largest fresh water lake on the Galápagos Islands is and where the World Summit on Evolution takes place.

The ratio of the orthodromic distances between Miholjanec and the Bosnian pyramids, on the one hand, and between Nimrud and the Bosnian pyramids, on the other hand, is proportional to the perihelions between the Earth and the Sun, on the one hand, and between Saturn and the Sun, on the other hand. The temple of Ninurta in Nimrud was associated with the planet Saturn. Johannes von Gumpach, an astronomer and geodesist, published in 1852 his opinion about the possibility of the origins of the Jewish calendar in the astronomy of the Assyrians, the Babylonians and the Scythians.^[4]

Not very far from there on a hill is a vineyard still today called "the seat of the master of the mountain", who in the 10th century was mentioned as "the King of the Gebalims" (Ivrit "gebal" means "mountain").^[5] About this King of the Gebalims see the article about the history of the Jews in Croatia.

After the dissolving of the Templars, the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem came, who swapped the plot in 1358 for another plot in another village, where at this occasion the parish church of the Assumption of Mary got the Jus patronatus over the missing sepulchral church of unknown location on the halfway of the orthodromic distance to Milengrad where the wounded, the prisoners of war and the war loot were sent.^[6][7][8]

During the Military Frontier there was a funfair and a public bath for border guard officers and other gentlemen from the neighborhood in Miholjanec, which was marked on the map of 1673.^[9]

In 1676 was mentioned in a letter a contract between the parishioners and their parish priest as was also mentioned a judge in Miholjanec. All liberties were confirmed, but who disturbed on Sunday the meeting should pay 10 Denarius (10% of a Ducat) punishment. In the same year 1676, a new wooden church was built.^[10]

In 1736 a great flood of the river Drava was, the water was several months between Novigrad Podravski, Hlebine, Molve and Virje. The people fled to the hills to Plavšinac and Miholjanec, where the love to the vineyards was then rediscovered and soon 300 new vineyards were planted between Plavšinac and Miholjanec in Novigrad Podravski, which at this occasion became the seat of a regiment.^[11][12]

In 1779 the present church was built. At this occasion it was discovered a human skeleton under the todays stairs to the church, and not far from there in the village was discovered a cenotaph, which was later in the 1960s dated to the Late Iron Age.^[10]

In 1780 it was agreed between the Franciscan monastery in Koprivnica and the General of the Military Frontier that begging in Miholjanec is the sole right of the Franciscan monastery in Koprivnica.^[13]

In 1836 was mentioned in an itinerary that the Roman aqueduct, which comes down the street from St. Michael (Miholjanec), is very interesting and that Maria Theresa was trying to restore it, but it was unsuccessful, because most of it is in ruins, but those of St. John, which is 12 Roman miles long, was more than only successful.^[14]

The regulation of the Drava river between 1830 and 1844 significantly reduced the frequency of flooding. The settlement of the hills around Miholjanec was formerly more numerous with less forests.^[15]

Legend

About the discovery of the unknown ancient castle in the year 1270 when the King personally visited this village, which was written, is also a legend: On the dreary heights of Grga was once a handsome village, whose inhabitants were elated. The abundance of gold and shiny possessions let the fear of God and morality dwindle more and more, and it attracted all sorts of wickedness and vice, as a permanent guest in the homes. One day, a shepherd on the hills of Grga grazed his flock, when he perceived that one of his flock was limping and was wounded at the foot. Following the blood trail, he was standing in front of a rusty iron point on the earth. He scratched with his shovel away the earth and discovered an ancient form of a metal cross. Just as he touched this cross with his hand, he felt as if he was looking through the Earth like through the mirror of a lake, deep, deep down and looked below the sunken village in all its golden glory, and "His" old brilliance, but no inhabitants, he was able to see who all were in the Church and suffered for their sins. As discovered by the seer also surprised, quite close the massive golden knob of the church tower, and he thought to bring this button with very little trouble to himself. But these efforts were entirely fruitless, the gold knob sat firmly on the iron tower of the absorbed village. He finally got up and went to summon help, so unwilling to share his wealth with his fellow companions. As they came back, they sought the iron peak and the cross. In his haste and hurry he had forgotten to put a sign next to it. He wanted to be responsible and to show them the wounded sheep, but no one was hurt by the whole herd. Instead of the golden tower button the shepherd received many beatings, and after three days he was dead. It is not good to hear the sound of the bell of the cursed village, and even worse to look down, because the latter indicates impending death. Soon after that another shepherd was grazing his flock on the dreary heights of Grga and saw that one cattle was lame because it was injured on the foot. He followed the blood trail and found a sword. The shepherd completely dug the sword from the ground and carried it to the King, who was pleased with the gift in which he and his priests acknowledged the Holy War Sword of the Scythians, and he saw that he was determined to master the world. He attended the place of the find, and met a hermit who told him "Scourge of God", and therefore he called and wrote full of high spirits following titles in a golden plate, and had it in front of his tent like a banner to increase: "Attila, the son of Bendeuci, grandson of the great Nimrod, born at Engedi: By the Grace of God King of the Huns, Medes, Goths, Dacians, the horrors of the world and the scourge of God."

Two years later this King (Stephen V of Hungary) died suddenly and 20 years later the last King from the Árpád dynasty (Andrew III of Hungary) was crowned. The Chronicon Pictum was made and showed Attila the Hun. It is a fact that all miniatures of the Chronicon Pictum showing Attila the Hun are disrupted or even rubbed out (especially the last, showing Attila's death).

The mentioned Grga was probably Grga, the brother of Pavao and the son of the Župan Ilija, who have been mentioned in 1268 in Novigrad Podravski.^[16][17]

References

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2. ^ The Crusades and the Military Orders, page 246, Zsolt Hunyadi, József Laszlovszky, Central European University. Dept. of Medieval Studies, ISBN 9789639241428
3. ^ Codex diplomaticus Arpadianus continuatus, Volume 1, page 234, Gusztáv Wenzel, Eggenberger Ferdinánd Akademiai, 1860.
4. ^ Die Zeitrechnung der Babylonier und Assyrer, Johannes von Gumpach, J.C.B. Mohr, Heidelberg 1852.
5. ^ Monumenta spectantia historiam Slavorum meridionalium: Edidit Academia Scienciarum et Artium Slavorum Meridionalium, Volumes 7-8, Jugoslavenska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti 1877.
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9. ^ Geoadria, Year: 2001, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages/record No.: 81-91, Hrvatsko geografsko društvo - Zadar, Odjel za geografiju, Sveučilište u Zadru, 2001., ISSN 1331-2294
10. ^ ^{a b} Rad Jugoslavenske akademije znanosti i umjetnosti, Volume 406, page 52, Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts 1984.
11. ^ Podravski zapisi: putopisi, stranica 107, Ivo Strahonja, Muzej grada Koprivnice, 1979.
12. ^ M. LONČARIĆ, Bilogorski kajkavski govori i RASPRAVE ZJ 12/1986., Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics, YUISSN 0351-4341, UDK 808.62 = 800.87-087.2, Primljeno: 6/1985.
13. ^ Vjesnik, svezak 9; svezak 11-14, stranica 163, Croatia. Drzavni arhiv, Ivan Bojničić, Emilje Laszowski, 1907.
14. ^ Handbuch fuer Reisende in dem oesterreichischen Kaiserstaate: mit mehreren Hauptrouten der angraenzenden Laender, nach den neuesten Laender-, Orts- und Reisebeschreibungen, vielen handschriftlichen Quellen und eigene Reisebemerkungen, Bände 3-4 , Band 4, Reisehandbuch durch das Herzogthum Steiermark, Illyrien, Venedig und die Lombardie, Seite 127, Rudolf E. von Jenny, A. Adolf Schmidl, gedruckt bei Carl Gerold, Wien 1836.
15. ^ Hrvatski geografski glasnik, Volume 70, page 56, Edition 2, Hrvatsko geografsko društvo, 2008.
16. ^ Narodna enciklopedija srpsko-hrvatsko-slovenačka, 3. knjiga, stranica 169, Stanoje Stanojević, Bibliografski zavod d.d, 1928.
17. ^ Franjo HORVATIĆ, Mlinovi na potoku Komarnici, Podravski zbornik 83, stranica 178., Zagreb 1983.