Official Name: | Jugorje pri Metliki |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | White Carniola |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Metlika |
Area Total Km2: | 1.35 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 39 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 45.7098°N 15.2372°W |
Elevation M: | 526.9 |
Postal Code: | 8331 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Jugorje pri Metliki (pronounced as /sl/) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Metlika in the White Carniola area of southeastern Slovenia. The entire area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
The oldest records mention only the church in Jugorje (zu Sannd Veit in 1462), and the settlement itself did not appear in written records until 1763–87 (as Jugorie). The etymology of the name is unclear.[3] The name of the settlement was changed from Jugorje to Jugorje pri Metliki in 1953.[4]
The local church is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Parish of Suhor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1354.[5]