Varda (pronounced [ˈʋaːɾda]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
Varda | |
|---|---|
  Varda Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′25.06″N 15°47′8.77″E / 46.5902944°N 15.7857694°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Stryia |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.81 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 295.9 m (970.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 102 |
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Two small roadside chapel-shrines in the settlement date to 1865 and the early 20th century.[3]
A number of Roman period burial mounds have been identified near the settlement.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers ešd 22051 & 22052
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers ešd 1480 & 1481
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