Turški Vrh (, ) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Zavrč The Municipality of Zavrč (; ) is a municipality in the Haloze area of Slovenia, on the border with Croatia. Its seat is the village of Zavrč. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava ...

in the

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area of eastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included in the

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Name

The name ''Turški Vrh'' literally means 'Turk Peak'; the name is explained as either being connected with Ottoman raids that occurred in the area or with a folk tradition that a Turkish midwife is buried behind a shrine at house number 20 in the village. Locally the village is known as ''Turski Vrh''.

Church

The local

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on a hill in the south of the settlement, right on the border with

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, is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus and belongs to the

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of Zavrč. It dates to the second half of the 17th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 3526

References

External links

Turški Vrh on Geopedia

Map of Turški Vrh
Populated places in the Municipality of Zavrč {{Zavrč-geo-stub