Ženjak () is a locality of the settlement
Benedikt in the
Municipality of Benedikt in northeastern
Slovenia
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. Until 2003, it existed as an independent settlement. 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 ...
. The municipality is included 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 ...
.
History
In 1811, a
hoard
A hoard or "wealth deposit" is an archaeological term for a collection of valuable objects or artifacts, sometimes purposely buried in the ground, in which case it is sometimes also known as a cache. This would usually be with the intention of ...
of 26
Early Iron Age bronze
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper, commonly with about 12–12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals (including aluminium, manganese, nickel, or zinc) and sometimes non-metals, such as phosphorus, or metalloids such ...
Negau helmet
The Negau helmets are 26 bronze helmets (23 of which are preserved) dating to c. 450 BC–350 BC, found in 1812 in a cache in Ženjak, near Negau, Duchy of Styria (now Negova, Slovenia). The helmets are of typical Etruscan ' vetulonic' shape, s ...
s was discovered in the nearby woods. The village of Ženjak was of great interest to German archaeologists during the Nazi period and was briefly renamed ''Harigast'' during World War II. In 2003 it was merged into Benedikt.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Ženjak:
*
Ivan Kramberger
Ivan Kramberger (); 4 May 1936 – 7 June 1992) was a Slovenian inventor, writer, philanthropist, and politician. In 1992, he was assassinated during his pre-election speech.
Career
Kramberger was born in Ženjak, a former village (now part of ...
(1936–1992), politician
References
External links
Ženjak at Geopedia
Former settlements in Slovenia
Populated places disestablished in 2003
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