Municipality of Juršinci

Municipality of Juršinci
*Občina Juršinci*
Municipality of Juršinci Občina Juršinci
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of the Municipality of Juršinci in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°29′N15°58′E / 46.483°N 15.967°E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Alojz Kaučič
Area
• Total	36.3 km2 (14.0 sq mi)
Population (2016)
• Total	2,361
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)
Website	www.jursinci.si

Last updated November 07, 2024 • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

The Municipality of Juršinci (pronounced [ˈjuːɾʃintsi] ; Slovene : Občina Juršinci) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Juršinci. Juršinci became a municipality in 1994.^[2]

The municipality has a population of 2,361 (as of 2016^[update]). The majority are farmers. Agriculture in the area focuses mainly on viticulture and fruit production. Ludvik Toplak, a lawyer, university chancellor, ambassador, politician, and scholar, is an honorary resident of the Municipality of Juršinci.

Settlements

In addition to the municipal seat of Juršinci, the municipality also includes the following settlements:

Notable people

Notable people that were born in the Municipality of Juršinci include:

Johann Puch (1862–1914), Austrian craftsman and industrialist of Slovene origin, born in Sakušak
Janža Toplak (1909–1973), farmers' cooperative and rural association organizer, one of the first Liberation Front agitators in the Ptuj area, born in Mostje ^[3]
Ludvik Toplak (born 1942), Slovenian lawyer, university rector, ambassador, politician and scholar, born in Mostje
Jurij Toplak (born 1977), Slovenian legal scholar

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References

1 2 "Občina Juršinci". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
↑ "Vizitka". Občina Juršinci. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
↑ "Za klicem 'Smrt fašizmu – svoboda narodu!' v Slovenskih goricah pred 30 leti". Tednik. No. 29. July 23, 1971. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

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[SURS-1] 1 2 "Občina Juršinci". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[2] "Vizitka". Občina Juršinci. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

[3] "Za klicem 'Smrt fašizmu – svoboda narodu!' v Slovenskih goricah pred 30 leti". Tednik. No. 29. July 23, 1971. p. 4. Retrieved September 13, 2020.

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