Nunska Graba

Nunska Graba
Nunska Graba

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°30′7.75″N 16°13′51.16″E / 46.5021528°N 16.2308778°ECoordinates: 46°30′7.75″N 16°13′51.16″E / 46.5021528°N 16.2308778°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Mura
Municipality Ljutomer
Area
 • Total 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Elevation 199.2 m (653.5 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 164
[1]

Nunska Graba (pronounced [ˈnuːnska ˈɡɾaːba]; German: Schützenberg[2]) is a settlement in the hills southeast of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name Nunska graba literally means 'nuns' ravine'. Nuns are said to have formerly lived in the Kodolitsch vineyard cottage in the settlement, which may be the origin of the name.[2]

History

Until expropriation after the Second World War, most of the vineyards in the settlement were foreign-owned. The owners included the Diocese of Graz-Seckau, the Dominican monastery in Graz, and the Kodolitsch family of Bad Radkersburg, and prior to this Rein Abbey north of Graz and the Scheit noble family, after whom the grape varietal šajtovšca is named.[2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Nunska Graba include:

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1980. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 144.
  3. ↑ Ljutomer municipal site

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