SVETI JURAJ NA BREGU municipality location

Sveti Juraj na Bregu ( hu, Víziszentgyörgy, german: St. Georg im Gebirge) is a

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Međimurje County Međimurje County (; hr, Međimurska županija ; hu, Muraköz megye) is a triangle-shaped Counties of Croatia, county in the northernmost part of Croatia, roughly corresponding to the historical and geographical region of Međimurje (region), ...

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. The municipality consists of 9

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: Brezje, Dragoslavec, Frkanovec, Lopatinec, Mali Mihaljevec, Okrugli Vrh, Pleškovec, Vučetinec and Zasadbreg. The municipality covers an area of 30,17 km², while its population in the 2011 census was 5,090. The majority of the population are

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. The official seat of the municipality is Lopatinec, with the church of St. George which is visible from a huge distance, village also includes the municipality's elementary school and the main church of the local parish. In the 19th century, the present villages of Dragoslavec, Frkanovec, Lopatinec, Okrugli Vrh, Pleškovec and Vučetinec were considered a single village under the present name of the municipality - Sveti Juraj na Bregu. The municipality was named after

Saint George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...

, who is also depicted on its

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. Its name means ''Saint George on the Hill'' in the local

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. The main road going through the municipality connects

Čakovec Čakovec (; hu, Csáktornya; la, Aquama; german: Tschakathurn) is a city in northern Croatia, located around north of Zagreb, the Croatian capital. Čakovec is both the county seat and the largest city of Međimurje County, the northernmost, sm ...

, the county seat of Međimurje County, with

Štrigova Štrigova (german: Stridau; hu, Stridóvár) is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, in northern Croatia. History Oldest archaeological finds in Štrigova municipality are from Roman period The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Ro ...

and the Croatian-

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in Razkrižje. The main church of the local parish sits atop of a hill and is one of the most prominent churches in the region, as it is also visible from the D3 state road while driving from

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in the direction of Čakovec. In 2008, it was heavily damaged when its bell tower collapsed during renovations, but has since been rebuilt.

Gallery

Sv.Juraj na Bregu (Croatia) - centar.JPG, Ivan Goran Kovačić Street Brezje, Međimurje - ulaz.jpg, Brezje Frkanovec - ulaz.jpg, Frkanovec Vučetinec - voćke u cvatu (travanj 2012).JPG, Vučetinec Crkva, Sveti Juraj na Bregu (Croatia) - jug.jpg, Church of Saint George Pleškovec - cesta prema Frkanovcu.jpg, Pleškovec Osnovna škola I.G.Kovačića, Sv.Juraj na Bregu.JPG, Elementary school Groblje Pleškovec.jpg, Lopatinec cemetery Mohokos - vrh Međimurja (Croatia).JPG, Mohokos peak BedekoviceveGrabe.jpg, Bedekovićeve grabe natural monument Mali Mihaljevec.jpg, Mali Mihaljevec Dragoslavec - ulaz.JPG, Dragoslavec

Famous people

* Vinko Kos, Croatian author, poet and children's writer

References

External links

* Municipalities of Croatia Populated places in Međimurje County {{Međimurje-geo-stub