Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah | |
Native Name: | Občina Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah |
Native Name Lang: | sl |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Coordinates: | 46.6008°N 15.7842°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Peter Škrlec |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 34 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02 |
The Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsʋeːti ˈjuːɾii̯ ʍ slɔˈʋeːnskiɣ ɡɔˈɾiːtsax/; Slovenian: Občina Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It was created in 2006 when it separated from the Municipality of Lenart. It lies at the western end of the Slovene Hills (Slovenian: Slovenske gorice). Its administrative centre is in Jurovski Dol. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
The municipality gets its name from the local parish church in Jurovski Dol, dedicated to Saint George (Slovenian: sveti Jurij).[3]
In addition to the municipal seat of Jurovski Dol, the municipality also includes the following settlements: