Hruševec () is a small settlement on the left bank of the Voglajna River in the

Municipality of Šentjur The Municipality of Šentjur (), named Municipality of Šentjur pri Celju () until 2002, is a municipality in eastern Slovenia. The town of Šentjur is the seat of the municipality. With an area of it is one of the larger municipalities in Slove ...

, in eastern

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. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the

Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly compr ...

, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical

Duchy of Styria The Duchy of Styria (; ; ) was a duchy located in modern-day southern Austria and northern Slovenia. It was a part of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806 and a Cisleithanian crown land of Austria-Hungary until its dissolution i ...

Notable people

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

Franjo Malgaj Franjo Malgaj (November 10, 1894 – May 6, 1919) was a Slovenian soldier, military leader and poet. He was an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army. After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I, he became one of the comm ...

(1894–1919),

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officerSlovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 15614

References

External links

Hruševec on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šentjur {{ŠentjurpriCelju-geo-stub