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]

Kukava
Kukava is located in Slovenia
Kukava
Kukava
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°28′08″N 15°57′46″E / 46.46889°N 15.96278°E / 46.46889; 15.96278
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityJuršinci
Area
 • Total2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Elevation
300.7 m (986.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total208
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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]

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