Kukava

Kukava (pronounced [ˈkuːkaʋa]) is a settlement on the western edge of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Juršinci in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

For the village in Iran, see Kukava, Iran.
Kukava
Kukava
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°28′0.31″N 15°57′49.69″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityJuršinci
Area
 • Total2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation
300.7 m (986.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total208
[1]

A small chapel-shrine with a belfry in the settlement was built in 1931 on the site of an older church demolished in the late 18th century.[3]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Juršinci municipal site
  3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 19898


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