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Jeruzalem | |
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  Jeruzalem Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′28.63″N 16°11′18.9″E / 46.4746194°N 16.188583°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Ljutomer |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 328.5 m (1,077.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 43 |
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Jeruzalem (pronounced [jɛˈɾuːzalɛm]; German: Jerusalem[2]) is a small settlement in the eastern part of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.[3]
Name
[edit]Jeruzalem was attested in historical sources as Jerusalem in 1763–1787. The settlement is named after the city of Jerusalem because the Crusaders brought an icon of the Virgin Mary from Jerusalem to a chapel located there after Frederick of Pettau granted the area to the Crusaders in the 13th century.[4]
Church
[edit]The local church is a pilgrimage church dedicated to Mary of the Seven Sorrows. It belongs to the parish of Miklavž pri Ormožu. A chapel was built on the site in 1652. In the late 17th century it was extended by converting the chapel to the sanctuary and building a nave. In the 18th century a belfry and a new chapel were added.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 230.
- ^ Ljutomer municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 178.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3183
External links
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Media related to Jeruzalem at Wikimedia Commons- Jeruzalem on Geopedia
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