Sveti Jurij
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Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici is a settlement and a municipality
in northeastern Slovenia
. It lies on the river Ščavnica
in the region known as Prlekija
. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Styria
. The municipality is now included in the Mura statistical region
.
Several prominent Slovenes were born in the area, including the politician Anton Korošec
, poet Edvard Kocbek
, theologian Vekoslav Grmič, playwright Bratko Kreft
, literary critic Fran Ilešič, and ethnologist Davorin Trstenjak
.
The local parish church
, from which the settlement and ultimately the municipality get their name, is dedicated to Saint George
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It dates to the 13th century with numerous rebuilding, adaptations and renovations over the following centuries.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in northeastern Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It lies on the river Ščavnica
Šcavnica
The Ščavnica is a 56 km-long river in Lower Styria, Slovenia. It sources near Zgornja Velka and flows along Slovenske gorice towards southeast...
in the region known as Prlekija
Prlekija
Prlekija is a region in northeastern Slovenia between the Drava and Mura rivers. It comprises the eastern part of the Slovenian Hills , stretching from the border with Austria to the border with Croatia. It is part of the traditional province of Lower Styria. Together with the traditional province...
. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...
. The municipality is now included in the Mura statistical region
Pomurska statistical region
The Mura statistical region is a statistical region in the north-east of Slovenia. It is predominantly agricultural with field crops representing over three quarters of the total utilised agricultural area, twice as much as the Slovene average...
.
Several prominent Slovenes were born in the area, including the politician Anton Korošec
Anton Korošec
Anton Korošec was a Slovenian political leader, a prominent member of the conservative People's Party, a priest and a noted orator....
, poet Edvard Kocbek
Edvard Kocbek
Edvard Kocbek was a Slovenian poet, writer, essayist, translator, political activist, and resistance fighter. He is considered as one of the best authors who have written in Slovene, and one of the best Slovene poets after Prešeren...
, theologian Vekoslav Grmič, playwright Bratko Kreft
Bratko Kreft
Bratko Kreft was an Slovenian playwright, writer, literary and theater historian and director.- Biography :...
, literary critic Fran Ilešič, and ethnologist Davorin Trstenjak
Davorin Trstenjak
Davorin Trstenjak , was a Slovene writer, historian and Roman Catholic priest.He was born in the village of Kraljevci near Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici, in what was then the Austrian Duchy of Styria...
.
The local parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
, from which the settlement and ultimately the municipality get their name, is dedicated to Saint George
Saint George
Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It dates to the 13th century with numerous rebuilding, adaptations and renovations over the following centuries.