Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici
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Lake Blaguš in the Municipality of Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici
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 Location of the Municipality of Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici in Slovenia |
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 Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici
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| Coordinates: 46°34′6″N 16°1′13″E / 46.56833°N 16.02028°ECoordinates: 46°34′6″N 16°1′13″E / 46.56833°N 16.02028°E | |
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 Slovenia
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anton Slana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51.3 km2 (19.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 2,883 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02) |
Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈjuːɾii̯ ɔp ˈʃtʃaːu̯nitsa]; German: St. Georgen an der Stainz) is a settlement and a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the Ščavnica River in the region known as Prlekija. Traditionally the area was part of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.
The settlement was first mentioned in written sources in 1680 under name Videm (borrowed from Middle High German videme 'church property'—originally, 'property left by the deceased to the church'). The settlement was known as Videm ob Ščavnici (literally, 'church property on the Ščavnica River') until 1997. On January 22, 1997 the municipal authorities mistakenly assumed that the name had been changed from a religious name under communist Yugoslavia, and it was changed to match the parish name Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici (literally, 'Saint George on the Ščavnica River').
The local parish church is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: Sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It dates to the 13th century with numerous rebuildings, adaptations, and renovations over the following centuries.
Notable people that were born or lived in the settlement or Municipality of Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici include:
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