Municipality of Juršinci

{{Short description|Municipality of Slovenia}}

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| name = Municipality of Juršinci

| native_name = Občina Juršinci

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Alojz Kaučič

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| population_total = 2361

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The Municipality of Juršinci ({{IPA|sl|ˈjuːɾʃintsi|pron}}; {{langx|sl|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.{{cite web |title=Vizitka |url=https://www.jursinci.si/obcina/vizitka.html |website=Občina Juršinci |access-date=February 6, 2020}}

The municipality has a population of 2,361 ({{As of|2016|lc=on}}). 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:

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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{{cite news |title=Za klicem 'Smrt fašizmu – svoboda narodu!' v Slovenskih goricah pred 30 leti |url=https://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:doc-VMDQC4IQ/86269381-e1ea-4a70-a67c-8bc9348d563c/PDF |access-date=September 13, 2020 |work=Tednik |issue=29 |date=July 23, 1971 |page=4}}
  • 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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