SVETI JURAJ NA BREGU municipality location

Sveti Juraj na Bregu (, ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Međimurje County Međimurje County (; ; ) is a triangle-shaped Counties of Croatia, county in the northernmost part of Croatia, roughly corresponding to the historical and geographical region of Međimurje (region), Međimurje. It is the smallest Croatian count ...

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. The municipality consists of 9

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: Brezje, Dragoslavec, Frkanovec, Lopatinec, Mali Mihaljevec, Okrugli Vrh, Pleškovec, Vučetinec and Zasadbreg. The municipality covers an area of 30,17 km², while its population in the 2011 census was 5,090. The majority of the population are

Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

. The official seat of the municipality is Lopatinec, with the church of St. George which is visible from a huge distance, village also includes the municipality's elementary school and the main church of the local parish. In the 19th century, the present villages of Dragoslavec, Frkanovec, Lopatinec, Okrugli Vrh, Pleškovec and Vučetinec were considered a single village under the present name of the municipality - Sveti Juraj na Bregu. The municipality was named after

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 ...

, who is also depicted on its

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. Its name means ''Saint George on the Hill'' in the local

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. The main road going through the municipality connects

Čakovec Čakovec (; ; ; ) is a city in Northern Croatia, located around north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital, and close to the borders with Slovenia and Hungary. Čakovec is both the county seat and the largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmo ...

, the county seat of Međimurje County, with Štrigova and the Croatian-

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 ...

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in Razkrižje. The main church of the local parish sits atop of a hill and is one of the most prominent churches in the region, as it is also visible from the D3 state road while driving from

Varaždin Varaždin ( or ; , also known by #Name, alternative names) is a city in Northern Croatia, north-east of Zagreb. The total population is 46,946, with 38,839 in the city settlement itself (2011). The city is best known for its baroque buildings, ...

in the direction of Čakovec. In 2008, it was heavily damaged when its bell tower collapsed during renovations, but has since been rebuilt.

Gallery

Sv.Juraj na Bregu (Croatia) - centar.JPG, Ivan Goran Kovačić Street Brezje, Međimurje - ulaz.jpg, Brezje Frkanovec - ulaz.jpg, Frkanovec Vučetinec - voćke u cvatu (travanj 2012).JPG, Vučetinec Crkva, Sveti Juraj na Bregu (Croatia) - jug.jpg, Church of Saint George Pleškovec - cesta prema Frkanovcu.jpg, Pleškovec Osnovna škola I.G.Kovačića, Sv.Juraj na Bregu.JPG, Elementary school Groblje Pleškovec.jpg, Lopatinec cemetery Mohokos - vrh Međimurja (Croatia).JPG, Mohokos peak BedekoviceveGrabe.jpg, Bedekovićeve grabe natural monument Mali Mihaljevec.jpg, Mali Mihaljevec Dragoslavec - ulaz.JPG, Dragoslavec

Famous people

* Vinko Kos, Croatian author, poet and children's writer

References

External links

* {{authority control Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Međimurje County