Kraljevci, Slovenia
Encyclopedia
Kraljevci is a settlement in the Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici municipality
in northeastern Slovenia
. It lies in the Slovenske Gorice
hills on the road leading west out of Sveti Jurij towards Cerkvenjak
. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Styria
. It is now included in the Mura statistical region
.
Davorin Trstenjak, a Slovene writer
and historian
, was born in the village in 1817. A commemorative plaque
on a building in the village was unveiled in the early 20th century.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in northeastern Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. It lies in the Slovenske Gorice
Slovenske gorice
Slovenske gorice with an area of 1017 km2 is the largest hilly region of Slovenia, a smaller part is located in the Austrian province of Styria...
hills on the road leading west out of Sveti Jurij towards Cerkvenjak
Cerkvenjak
Cerkvenjak is a settlement and a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the Slovenske Gorice hills in the region known as Prlekija. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava statistical region....
. Traditionally the area was part of Lower Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...
. It is now included in the Mura statistical region
Pomurska statistical region
The Mura statistical region is a statistical region in the north-east of Slovenia. It is predominantly agricultural with field crops representing over three quarters of the total utilised agricultural area, twice as much as the Slovene average...
.
Davorin Trstenjak, a Slovene writer
Writer
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and historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
, was born in the village in 1817. A commemorative plaque
Commemorative plaque
A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text in memory of an important figure or event...
on a building in the village was unveiled in the early 20th century.