Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah

Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah Sankt Georg in the Windischen Büheln
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Lower Styria / Štajerska
Statistical region	Podravska (Drau region)
Coordinates	46 ° 36 ′  N , 15 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 46 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  N , 15 ° 46 ′ 0 ″  E
height	240  m. i. J.
surface	34  km²
Residents	2,076 (January 1, 2016)
Population density	61 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code	(+386) 02
Post Code	2223
License Plate	MB
Structure and administration
Mayor :	Peter Škrlec

View of the village center of Jurovski Dol. There is the church dedicated to St. George (Slov. Sveti Jurij ), which gives the community its name.

Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah ( German : Sankt Georg in den Windischen Büheln ) is a municipality in the Spodna Štajerska region in Slovenia .

geography

Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah is located in the Slovenske gorice ( Windische Bühel ) at about 286  m. ü. A. and is located 5 km northwest of Lenart and 12 km northeast of Maribor . The region is characterized by rolling hills. The main town Jurovski Dol is located in the Globovnica valley ( Gogonitzbach ), other valleys are the Velka valley ( Velkabach ), the valley of the Gasterajski potok ( Gastereibach ) and the valley of the Partinjski potok. All these streams flow from northwest to southeast and flow into the Pesnica .

Community structure

The municipality comprises eight 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, 2016):

Jurovski Dol ( Georgenthal ), 388 Malna ( Mallenberg ), 231 Spodnji Gasteraj ( Untergasterei ), 317 Srednji Gasteraj ( Mittergasterei ), 65

Varda, 103 Zgornje Partinje ( Partin ), 572 Zgornji Gasteraj ( Upper Restaurant ), 150 Žitence ( ski dancing ), 250

Neighboring communities

	Šentilj
Pesnica		Sveta Ana
	Lenart

history

The entire municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah, which previously belonged to the Lenart municipality , has been its own independent municipality since 2006.

Web links

Commons : Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the parish of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah
• Sveti Jurij fire department website
• Map of the municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah

Individual evidence

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