Sveti Jurij () is a settlement in the
Municipality of Rogatec in eastern
Slovenia
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. It lies northeast of the town of
Rogatec, east of
Donačka Gora, and south of
Mount Saint Donatus. It is sometimes known as ''Sveti Jurij pri Donački Gori'' (literally, Sveti Jurij near Donačka Gora) to differentiate it from
other settlements with the same name. The entire Rogatec area traditionally belonged to the
Styria
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region. It is now included in the
Savinja Statistical Region
The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a 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 c ...
.
The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to
Saint George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldie ...
( sl, sveti Jurij) and belongs to the
Parish
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of Rogatec. It was originally a
Late Gothic
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church, extensively rebuilt in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 3325
References
External links
Populated places in the Municipality of Rogatec
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