Jurklošter

Jurklošter () is a settlement in the Municipality of Laško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.

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Place details

Locality: Jurklošter
Region: Municipality of Laško
Country: Slovenija
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Jurklošter
Settlement.other_name: Mišji Dol (until 1972)
Settlement.image_skyline: Kartuzija Jurklošter (4).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
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: Savinja
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Laško
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3.78
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 71

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Wikidata facts

Population: 67
Area: 3.78
Elevation: 574.5
Image: Kartuzija Jurklošter (4).jpg

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Commons category: Jurklošter
female population: 35
male population: 32

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Name
Cultural heritage
Charterhouse
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==Name== The settlement was first attested around 1145 as Geyrowe (later forms: de Giurio, Gyriov, Geyrach), all referring to the Slovenian prefix Jur- '(Saint) George'. The suffix -klošter means 'monastery' and the name Jurklošter therefore refers to a religious edifice dedicated to Saint George. The pre-1972 name of the settlement, Mišji Dol, also refers to a monastery because it literally means 'monks' valley' (mišji