Žerovinci Explained

Official Name:Žerovinci
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Drava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ormož
Area Total Km2:3.32
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:311
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.4926°N 16.1572°W
Elevation M:284.3
Footnotes:[1]

Žerovinci (in Slovenian pronounced as /ʒɛɾɔˈʋiːntsi/, German: Scherovinzen[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ormož in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the main road from Ormož to Ljutomer, and the railway line from Maribor to Murska Sobota runs through the settlement. The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

There is a small chapel with a belfry in the settlement. It was built in the early 20th century.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 230.
  3. http://www.ormoz.si Ormož municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage