Ženjak
Ženjak
Harigast (1941–1945) | |
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  Ženjak Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′52.02″N 15°52′39.61″E / 46.5977833°N 15.8776694°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Benedikt |
| Elevation | 268.6 m (881.2 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 54 |
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Ženjak (pronounced [ˈʒeːnjak]) is a locality of the settlement Benedikt in the Municipality of Benedikt in northeastern Slovenia. Until 2003, it existed as an independent settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
History[edit]
In 1811, a hoard of 26 Early Iron Age bronze Negau helmets was discovered in the nearby woods.[3] The village of Ženjak was of great interest to German archaeologists during the Nazi period and was briefly renamed Harigast during World War II.[4][5] In 2003 it was merged into Benedikt.[6]
Notable people[edit]
Notable people that were born or lived in Ženjak:
- Ivan Kramberger (1936–1992), politician
References[edit]
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Benedikt municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1065
- ^ Planina, France (1963). Slovenija in njeni kraji. Ljubljana: Glavni odbor Prešernove družbe. p. 200.
- ^ Švajncer, Janez J. (1992). Vojna in vojaška zgodovina Slovencev. Ljubljana: Prešernova družba. p. 7.
- ^ "Odlok o združitvi naselij Benedikt in Ženjak v enovito naselje Benedikt". Register lokalnih skupnosti (in Slovenian). 2003-04-16. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
External links[edit]
| Settlements | Administrative seat: Benedikt
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