Drakovci

Drakovci
Drakovci Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°31′38.31″N 16°1′29.89″E / 46.5273083°N 16.0249694°E / 46.5273083; 16.0249694Coordinates: 46°31′38.31″N 16°1′29.89″E / 46.5273083°N 16.0249694°E / 46.5273083; 16.0249694
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Mura
Municipality	Ljutomer
Area
• Total	4.18 km² (1.61 sq mi)
Elevation	278.6 m (914.0 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	247
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Drakovci (pronounced [ˈdɾaːkɔu̯tsi]) is a settlement in the eastern Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.^[2]

Karel Grossmann, a pioneering Slovene filmmaker, was born in the village in 1864. The house in which he was born still stands and a commemorative plaque was unveiled on it in 1988.^[3]

References

Municipality of Ljutomer

Settlements	Administrative centre: Ljutomer Babinci Bodislavci Branoslavci Bučkovci Cezanjevci Cuber Cven Desnjak Drakovci Globoka Godemarci Gresovščak Grlava Ilovci Jeruzalem Krapje Krištanci Kuršinci Mala Nedelja Mekotnjak Moravci v Slovenskih Goricah Mota Noršinci pri Ljutomeru Nunska Graba Plešivica Podgradje Precetinci Presika Pristava Radomerje Radomerščak Radoslavci Rinčetova Graba Šalinci Sitarovci Slamnjak Spodnji Kamenščak Stara Cesta Stročja Vas Vidanovci Vogričevci Železne Dveri Zgornji Kamenščak

Landmarks	Jeruzalem Ljutomer Hills Ljutomer railway station

Notable people	Cvetko Golar Manko Golar Karol Grossmann Franc Miklošič Miro Steržaj Ante Trstenjak Stanko Vraz

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