Municipality of Juršinci
{{Short description|Municipality of Slovenia}}
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| name = Municipality of Juršinci
| native_name = Občina Juršinci
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| settlement_type = Municipality
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| map_caption = Location of the Municipality of Juršinci in Slovenia
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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
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
References
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External links
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- [https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2463:31_x1778347.4840766506_y5858092.768588873_s13_b2345 Municipality of Juršinci on Geopedia]
- [https://www.jursinci.si/ Juršinci municipal site]
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Juršinci
| N = Sveti Andraž v Slovenskih Goricah
| NE = Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici
| E = Ljutomer
Sveti Tomaž
| S = Dornava
| SW = Ptuj
| W = Destrnik
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{{Municipalities of Slovenia}}
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