Nunska Graba

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Nunska Graba
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Nunska Graba
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°30′7.75″N16°13′51.16″E / 46.5021528°N 16.2308778°E / 46.5021528; 16.2308778 Coordinates: 46°30′7.75″N16°13′51.16″E / 46.5021528°N 16.2308778°E / 46.5021528; 16.2308778
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Mura
Municipality Ljutomer
Area
 • Total 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation 199.2 m (653.5 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 164
[1]

Nunska Graba (pronounced  [ˈnuːnska ˈɡɾaːba] ; German : Schützenberg [2] ) is a settlement in the hills southeast of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region. [3]

German language West Germanic language

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Ljutomer Place in Styria, Slovenia

Ljutomer is a town in northeastern Slovenia, some 40 km east of Maribor. It is the seat of the Municipality of Ljutomer. Traditionally it was part of the region of Styria. It is now included in the Mura Statistical Region. The economy of Ljutomer is largely based on grape farming and wine making.

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Name

The name Nunska graba literally means 'nuns' ravine'. Nuns are said to have formerly lived in the Kodolitsch vineyard cottage in the settlement, which may be the origin of the name. [2]

History

Until expropriation after the Second World War, most of the vineyards in the settlement were foreign-owned. The owners included the Diocese of Graz-Seckau, the Dominican monastery in Graz, and the Kodolitsch family of Bad Radkersburg, and prior to this Rein Abbey north of Graz and the Scheit noble family, after whom the grape variety šajtovšca is named. [2]

Roman Catholic Diocese of Graz-Seckau diocese of the Catholic Church

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Graz-Seckau is a diocese comprising the Austrian state of Styria. It is part of the ecclesiastical province of Salzburg.

Bad Radkersburg Place in Styria, Austria

Bad Radkersburg is a spa town in the southeast of the Austrian state of Styria, in the district of Südoststeiermark.

Rein Abbey, Austria abbey

Rein Abbey is a Cistercian monastery in Rein near Gratwein, Styria, in Austria. Also known as the "Cradle of Styria", it is the oldest surviving Cistercian community in the world.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Nunska Graba include:

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 3 4 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1980. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 144.
  3. ↑ Ljutomer municipal site


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