Sveti Jurij, Rogatec Explained

Official Name:Sveti Jurij
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:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Rogatec
Area Total Km2:2.61
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:130
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2525°N 15.7373°W
Elevation M:302.3
Footnotes:[1]

Sveti Jurij (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsʋeːti ˈjuːɾii̯/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Rogatec in eastern Slovenia. It lies northeast of the town of Rogatec, east of Donačka Gora, and south of Mount Saint Donatus. It is sometimes known as Sveti Jurij pri Donački Gori (literally, Sveti Jurij near Donačka Gora) to differentiate it from other settlements with the same name. The entire Rogatec area traditionally belonged to the Styria region. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint George (Slovenian: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Parish of Rogatec. It was originally a Late Gothic church, extensively rebuilt in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.[3]

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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.rogatec.net/ Rogatec municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage