Zgornji Žerjavci | |
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Coordinates: 46°35′29.36″N 15°49′59.38″E / 46.5914889°N 15.8331611°E | |
Country |
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Traditional region | Styria |
Statistical region | Drava |
Municipality | Lenart |
Area | |
• Total | 4.53 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 261.3 m (857.3 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 265 |
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Zgornji Žerjavci (pronounced [ˈzɡoːɾnji ʒɛˈɾjaːu̯tsi]; German: Oberscheriafzen, [2] or WWII-era Kranichsbühel [3]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Lenart in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the valley of Velka Creek, a left tributary of the Pesnica River in the Slovene Hills ( Slovene: Slovenske gorice). The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. [4]
A large number of Roman-period burial mounds have been identified near the settlement. [5]