Veržej
Sign in to saveVeržej () 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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Key facts
- 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
Wikidata facts
- 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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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.
==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'.