Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah explained

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]

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Jurovski Dol, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/popis2002/en/ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002
  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