Cerkvenjak

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Cerkvenjak
Kirchberg in the Windischen Büheln
Coat of arms of Cerkvenjak Map of Slovenia, position of Cerkvenjak highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Lower Styria ,
Statistical region Podravska (Drau region)
Coordinates 46 ° 34 '  N , 15 ° 57'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 33 '57 "  N , 15 ° 56' 34"  E
height 339.8  m. i. J.
surface 23  km²
Residents 2,058 (January 1, 2019)
Population density 89 inhabitants per km²
Post Code 2236
License Plate MB
Structure and administration
Mayor : Marjan Žmavc
Mailing address Cerkvenjak 25
2236 Cerkvenjak
Website
Aerial view of the main town of Cerkvenjak.

Cerkvenjak ( German : Kirchberg in den Windischen Büheln ) is a place and a municipality in the Slovenian region of Lower Styria (Štajerska).

geography

location

Cerkvenjak is located in north-eastern Slovenia in the Slovenske gorice ( Windische Bühel ) about 22 km east of the city of Maribor and about 9 km east of the small town of Lenart . The entire municipality is characterized by the gentle hill country, in a south-easterly direction it goes over into the valley of the Pesnica ( Pößnitz ).

The A5 motorway runs through the municipality and there is a direct connection to the "Cerkvenjak" junction.

Community structure

The municipality comprises 15 localities. The German exonyms in brackets date from the middle of the 19th century and are no longer used today. (Population figures as of January 1, 2019):

  • Adrenci ( Andrenzen , also Andreasdorf ), 167
  • Brengova ( Wranga , also Wrangaberg ), 228
  • Cenkova ( Zinkendorf ), 44
  • Cerkvenjak ( Kirchberg ), 164
  • Cogetinci ( Zogendorf ), 263
  • Čagona ( Tschaga , older also Minndorf ), 236
  • Grabonoški Vrh ( Grabonoschenberg ), 89
  • Ivanjski Vrh 1 ( Iswanzenberg ), 55
  • Kadrenci ( Gaterling , also Kadrenzen ), 81
  • Komarnica ( Gomerzen ), 43
  • Peščeni Vrh ( Sandberg ), 115
  • Smolinci ( Smolinzen ), 174
  • Stanetinci ( Stanetinzen ), 148
  • Vanetina ( Wanuscherberg ), 80
  • Župetinci ( soup tines ), 171

1 Ivanjski Vrh only partially belongs to the municipality of Cerkvenjak, the municipality of Gornja Radgona comprises another part.

Neighboring communities

Gornja Radgona
Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih goricah Neighboring communities Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici
Sveti Andraž v Slovenskih goricah

history

Until 1952, the parish was called Sveti Anton v Slovenskih goricah , named after the church in Cerkvenjak, which is dedicated to St. Anthony .

Personalities

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ General state law and government gazette for the Crown Land of Styria. 1850 (supplement Marburg district)
  2. ↑ Population tables of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia ( Slovene )