Sakušak (, in older sources also ''Sakošak'', german: Sakuschak) is a settlement in the

Slovene Hills The Slovene Hills or the Slovenian Hills ( sl, Slovenske gorice, german: Windische Bühel or ) is the largest hilly region of Slovenia, a smaller part is located in the Austrian province of Styria. It is situated in the northeast of the country and ...

( sl, Slovenske gorice) in the

Municipality of Juršinci The Municipality of Juršinci (; sl, Občina Juršinci) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Juršinci. Juršinci became a municipality in 1994. The municip ...

in northeastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

Drava Statistical Region The Drava Statistical Region ( sl, Podravska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest city in the region is Maribor. The region's name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course thro ...

. The

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Johann Puch Johann Puch ( sl, Janez Puh, 27 June 1862 – 19 July 1914) was a Slovene inventor and mechanic who went on to become the founder of the Austrian Puch automobile plants, then one of the most significant vehicle producers in Europe. Biography Jo ...

was born in the village in 1862. The house in which he was born, Sakušak no. 79, has been included by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture on their list of heritage locations.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 9731

References

External links

Sakušak on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Juršinci {{Juršinci-geo-stub