Bukovci () is a settlement in the

Municipality of Markovci The Municipality of Markovci (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the nor ...

in northeastern

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. It lies on the regional road from

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to the border with

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and on to

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. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1322. The area is part of the traditional region of

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

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Geography

Locals divide the main part of the settlement into Zgornji Kunec (to the west) and Spodnji Kunec (in the center and to the east), and it also includes the hamlets of Hojkarji (or Hujkarji), Kolameršina, Novi Jork, Siget, and Vopošnica (or Vapočice, Vaupočica, or Vaupočice).

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Bukovci include: *

Janez Zemljarič Janez Zemljarič (30 December 1928 – 30 December 2022) was a Yugoslavian Slovenian politician who served as the president of the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia from July 1980 to 23 May 1984. Zemljarič was born in Buk ...

(1928–2022), communist politician

References

External links

Bukovci on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Markovci {{Markovci-geo-stub