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Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici Videm ob Ščavnici (until 1997)
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Sveti Jurij ob ŠčavniciLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°34′6″N 16°1′13″E / 46.56833°N 16.02028°E / 46.56833; 16.02028
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Mura
Municipality	Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici
Area
• Total	0.61 km (0.24 sq mi)
Elevation	234.1 m (768.0 ft)
Population
• Total	209

Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈjuːɾii̯ ɔp ˈʃtʃaːu̯nitsi]; German: St. Georgen an der Stainz) is a settlement in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici. It lies on the Ščavnica River in the region known as Prlekija. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.

Name

The settlement was first mentioned in written sources in 1680 under name Videm (borrowed from Middle High German videme 'church property'—originally, 'property left by the deceased to the church'). The settlement was known as Videm ob Ščavnici (literally, 'church property on the Ščavnica River') until 1997. Mistakenly assuming that the name had been changed from a religious name under communist Yugoslavia, the municipal authorities changed it to match the parish name Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici (literally, 'Saint George on the Ščavnica River') on January 22, 1997.

Church

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: Sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It dates to the 13th century with numerous rebuildings, adaptations, and renovations over the following centuries.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici include:

• Bertalan Koczuván (1828–1889), writer and teacher
• Vekoslav Grmič (1923–2005), theologian
• Edvard Kocbek (1904–1981), poet
• Bratko Kreft (1905–1996), playwright
• Ivan Kreft (1906–1985), diplomat

References

1. ^ "Naselje Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
2. Municipality of Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici website
3. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 454.
4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
5. Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
6. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
7. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 962

External links

• Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici
Settlements	Administrative seat: Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici Current Biserjane Blaguš Bolehnečici Brezje Čakova Dragotinci Gabrc Galušak Grabonoš Grabšinci Jamna Kočki Vrh Kokolajnščak Kraljevci Kupetinci Kutinci Mali Moravščak Rožički Vrh Selišči Slaptinci Sovjak Stanetinci Stara Gora Terbegovci Ženik Žihlava Former Rinkovci
Landmarks	Lake Blaguš Ščavnica River Stara Gora Church Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici Parish Church
Notable people	Vekoslav Grmič Edvard Kocbek Anton Korošec Bratko Kreft Davorin Trstenjak

• Populated places in the Municipality of Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici