Jurovski Dol Explained

Official Name:Jurovski Dol
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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:Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah
Area Total Km2:5.16
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:361
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.6087°N 15.7796°W
Elevation M:286.6
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cfb
Footnotes:[1]

Jurovski Dol (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈjuːɾɔu̯ski ˈdoːl/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah in northeastern Slovenia. It is the administrative centre of the municipality. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

The parish church in the settlement, from which the municipality also gets its name, is dedicated to Saint George (Slovenian: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a Gothic building dating to the early 16th century with Baroque side chapels.[3]

The philanthropist and politician Ivan Kramberger was assassinated in Jurovski Dol in 1992.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.obcinajurij.si/ Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage