Juršinci (,

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: ''Jurschinzen'') is a settlement in northeastern

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. It is the seat of the

Municipality of Juršinci The Municipality of Juršinci (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Juršinci. Juršinci became a municipality in 1994. The municipality has a population ...

. It lies in the

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(). The area is part of the traditional region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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. Juršinci in its

form ''Georgendorf'' was first mentioned in official documents dating to 1322, and the Slovene name of the settlement, ''Juršinci'', is documented as far back as 1409. The

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in the settlement is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor The Archdiocese of Maribor (, ) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Slovenia. Its episcopal see is Maribor. History * 1859 : Maribor (then Marburg) became the see of the Diocese of Lavant * ...

. The original Gothic part of the building dates to the 14th century, but the church was remodelled in the first half of the 16th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3124

References

External links

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Juršinci on Geopedia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jursinci Populated places in the Municipality of Juršinci