The Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah (; ) is a

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in northeastern

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. It was created in 2006 when it separated from the

Municipality of Lenart The Municipality of Lenart (; ) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It has just over 11,000 inhabitants. It is considered the centre of the Slovene Hills (). The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the D ...

. It lies at the western end of the

Slovene Hills The Slovene Hills or the Slovenian Hills (, or ) is the largest hilly region of Slovenia, a smaller part is located in the Austrian province of Styria. It is situated in the northeast of the country and has an area of . It comprises the ''Western ...

(). Its administrative centre is in Jurovski Dol. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included in the

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. The municipality gets its name from the local

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in Jurovski Dol, dedicated to

Saint George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...

().Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3050

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Jurovski Dol, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Malna * Spodnji Gasteraj * Srednji Gasteraj *

Varda Varda may refer to: People *Agnès Varda (1928–2019), French film director and professor * Jean Varda (1893–1971), Greek artist *Ratko Varda (born 1979), Bosnian basketball player * Rosalie Varda (born 1958), French costume designer, produce ...

* Zgornje Partinje * Zgornji Gasteraj *

Žitence Žitence () is a settlement in the Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the upper part of the valley of Velka Creek, a left tributary of the Pesnica River in the Slovene Hills. The area is part of t ...

References

External links

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Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah municipal siteMunicipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah on Geopedia

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 Slovene Hills (). Its administrative ...

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 Slovene Hills (). Its administrative ...

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