Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah

Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah
Občina Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah
Municipality

Location of the Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°36′3″N 15°47′3″E / 46.60083°N 15.78417°E / 46.60083; 15.78417Coordinates: 46°36′3″N 15°47′3″E / 46.60083°N 15.78417°E / 46.60083; 15.78417
Country  Slovenia
Government
  Mayor Peter Škrlec
Time zone CET (UTC+01)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02)

The Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈjuːɾii̯ ʍ slɔˈʋeːnskiɣ ɡɔˈɾiːtsax]; Slovene: Občina Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih goricah) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It was created in 2006 when it separated from the Municipality of Lenart. It lies at the western end of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice). Its administrative centre is in Jurovski Dol. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[1]

The municipality gets its name from the local parish church in Jurovski Dol, dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij).[2]

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