Jurovski Dol

Jurovski Dol
Jurovski Dol

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°36′31.29″N 15°46′46.71″E / 46.6086917°N 15.7796417°E / 46.6086917; 15.7796417Coordinates: 46°36′31.29″N 15°46′46.71″E / 46.6086917°N 15.7796417°E / 46.6086917; 15.7796417
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah
Area
 • Total 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Elevation 286.6 m (940.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 361
Climate Cfb
[1]

Jurovski Dol (pronounced [ˈjuːɾɔu̯ski ˈdoːl]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah in northeastern Slovenia. It is the administrative centre of the municipality. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

The parish church in the settlement, from which the municipality also gets its name, is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a Gothic building dating to the early 16th century with Baroque side chapels.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3050


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