Veržej

Veržej () is a settlement in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Veržej. It lies on the right bank of the Mura River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Mura Statistical Region. It was known for fields of white narcisi that bloom in the area in springtime.

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Place details

Locality: Banovci
Region: Municipality of Veržej
Country: Slovenija
Population: 903
Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana

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Settlement.official_name: Veržej
Settlement.image_skyline: Verzej (Wernsee); Slowenien; in der Untersteiermark.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Veržej.png
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Styria
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mura
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Veržej
Settlement.area_total_km2: 6.20
Settlement.population_as_of: 2012
Settlement.population_total: 900

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Instance of: human settlement
Country: Slovenia
Located in: Municipality of Veržej
Population: 952
Area: 6.20
Elevation: 182.5
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Municipality of Veržej
Image: Verzej (Wernsee); Slowenien; in der Untersteiermark.JPG

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Commons category: Veržej
female population: 474
male population: 478

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==Name== Veržej was attested in historical sources as Schepfendorf in 1280–95, Wernse in 1354, and Werensee in 1445, among other names and spellings. The name may be derived from Middle High German Wernsee, a compound of were 'entrenchment' and sê 'lake'. A less likely hypothesis connects the name with a Balto-Slavic root related to Lithuanian viržis 'heather'.

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