Stopno, Makole

Stopno (pronounced [ˈstoːpnɔ]) is a small village on the left bank of the Dravinja River in the Municipality of Makole in northeastern Slovenia.

The name Stopno is derived from the Slovene common noun stopa 'stamp mill', referring to agricultural or other activity.

[3] Archaeological excavations prove that the Stopno area has been inhabited since prehistoric times; in 1995, many fragments of pottery from the Late Iron Age were found.

[5] This arrangement was only temporary, and in 1862 a framework state law on municipalities was passed, which was in force until the disintegration of the Austria-Hungary in 1918.

Municipalities had the opportunity to require villagers to carry out various work for the public good, such as arranging roads and cleaning ditches.

In 1902, Andrej Finšgar was the mayor of the Municipality of Stopno, and his advisers were Matija Mesarič and Štefan Unuk.

[5] In Krajevni leksikon Dravske banovine (Gazetteer of the Drava Banovina), Stopno is described as a village between Makole and Majšperk, where the valley floor is exposed to floods, and the road leads along an embankment and protected.

Together with the village community of Stopno, it also holds various events, such as the annual cleaning campaign, setting up the maypole, and various sports activities.

Various protected species of birds also live there, such as the white stork, brown shrike, and common kingfisher.

In Stopno there are also oxbow lakes and the remains of the old bed of the Dravinja River, where there are many amphibians, birds, mammals, dragonflies, beetles, and butterflies.

The chapel is yellow, the entrance is highlighted with a white border, and above the door there is the inscription Ave Marija.

[9] Along the village road there is a roofed double hayrack with three paired segments, which has the status of a monument of local importance.

The hayrack is a typical but rarely preserved farm building in the area, and it dates from the second half of the 19th century.