Pragersko (pronounced [ˈpɾaːɡɛɾskɔ], in older sources Pragarsko,[2] German: Pragerhof[2]) is a small town in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia.

Pragersko
Pragersko is located in Slovenia
Pragersko
Pragersko
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°23′43.92″N 15°39′41.01″E / 46.3955333°N 15.6613917°E / 46.3955333; 15.6613917
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalitySlovenska Bistrica
Area
 • Total
5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Elevation
249.8 m (819.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
1,101
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History

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The former Austrian Southern Railway from Vienna to Ljubljana and Sežana runs through the settlement. It was only after the building of the Southern Railway in the mid-19th century that the town developed to its current size. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 197.
  3. ^ Slovenska Bistrica municipal site
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