Žitence () is a settlement in the
Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah
The Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah (; ) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It was created in 2006 when it separated from the Municipality of Lenart. It lies at the western end of the Slovenske Gorice, Slovene Hills (). I ...
in northeastern
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
. It lies in the upper part of the valley of Velka Creek, a left
tributary
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of the
Pesnica River in the
Slovene Hills
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. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria
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. The municipality is now included in the
Drava Statistical Region
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.
Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah municipal site
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References
External links
Žitence on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah
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