Ženjak

Ženjak (pronounced [ˈʒeːnjak]) is a locality of the settlement Benedikt in the Municipality of Benedikt in northeastern Slovenia. Until 2003, it existed as an independent settlement. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Ženjak
Harigast (1941–1945)
Ženjak is located in Slovenia
Ženjak
Ženjak
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°35′52.02″N 15°52′39.61″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityBenedikt
Elevation
268.6 m (881.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total54
[1]

History

In 1811, a hoard of 26 Early Iron Age bronze Negau helmets was discovered in the nearby woods.[3] The village of Ženjak was of great interest to German archaeologists during the Nazi period and was briefly renamed Harigast during World War II.[4][5] In 2003 it was merged into Benedikt.[6]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Ženjak:

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Benedikt municipal site
  3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1065
  4. Planina, France (1963). Slovenija in njeni kraji. Ljubljana: Glavni odbor Prešernove družbe. p. 200.
  5. Švajncer, Janez J. (1992). Vojna in vojaška zgodovina Slovencev. Ljubljana: Prešernova družba. p. 7.
  6. "Odlok o združitvi naselij Benedikt in Ženjak v enovito naselje Benedikt". Register lokalnih skupnosti (in Slovenian). 2003-04-16. Retrieved 2016-03-14.


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