Senčak pri Juršincih (, ) is a settlement in the

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() in the

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in northeastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Senčak'' to ''Senčak pri Juršincih'' in 1955.

Cultural heritage

A small

chapel-shrine A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mount ...

known as the Vrabel Shrine () was built in the village after the end of the

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.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 19905

References

External links

Senčak pri Juršincih on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Juršinci {{Juršinci-geo-stub