Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici

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Občina Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici
Grb občine Sveti Jurij
Umestitev občine Sveti Jurij v Sloveniji
Area: 51,3 km²
Population 2.883
 - males 1.418
 - females 1.465
Mayor: Anton Slana
Average age: 40,1 let
Residential areas: 30,94 m²/osebo
 - households: 879
 - families: 790
Working active: 1.393
 - unemployed: 266
Average monthly salary (avgust 2003):
 - gross: 221.849 SIT
 - net: 146.788 SIT
College/university students: 79
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002.

Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. Traditionally, it is part of Lower Styria and part of the region called Prlekija. It is known for being the birthplace of several prominent Slovenes, including the politician Anton Korošec, poet Edvard Kocbek, theologian Vekoslav Grmič, playwright Bratko Kreft, literary critic Fran Ilešič, and ethnologist Davorin Trstenjak.