Gornji Slaveči (; , ) is a

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in the Municipality of Kuzma in the

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region of

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.Kuzma municipal site
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Name

The name ''Gornji Slaveči'' (literally, 'upper Slaveči') contrasts with the name '' Dolnji Slaveči'' (literally, 'lower Slaveči'), a village in the neighboring Municipality of Grad. Dolnji Slaveči lies about lower in elevation than Gornji Slaveči.

History

Under the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the village was part of the lordship of Grad. Until 1920 Gornji Slaveči belonged to Hungary, and after the Treaty of Trianon it belonged to

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. During the Second World War it was annexed by Hungary, and after 1945 it belonged to Yugoslavia again. Since the foundation of the

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it has belonged to Slovenia.

Church

There is a large

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church in the settlement. It was built in 1928.

Notable residents

*Ludvik Čurman/Csurmann (1913–1943), Lutheran priest and resistance fighter in the Second World War, died in Russia *Rudolf Čurman/Csurmann (1898–1945), farmer and resistance fighter in the Second World War, died in Schörzingen

References

External links

Gornji Slaveči on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Kuzma {{Kuzma-geo-stub