Cerovec Stanka Vraza
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Cerovec Stanka Vraza is a village in the Ormož
municipality in northeastern Slovenia
. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria
region and is now included in the Podravska statistical region
.
The village is the birthplace of Stanko Vraz
and its name was changed from simply Cerovec to Cerovec Stanka Vraza in his honour as well as to differentiate from a number of other settlements in Slovenia with the same name. The house in which he was born in 1810 is preserved and a commemorative plaque
was unveiled on it in 1951.
Ormož
Ormož is a town and municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River and borders with Croatia on the opposite bank of the river....
municipality in northeastern Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria
Lower Styria
Lower Styria or Slovenian Styria is a traditional region in northeastern Slovenia, comprising the southern third of the former Duchy of Styria. The population of Lower Styria in its historical boundaries amounts to around 705,000 inhabitants, or 34.5% of the population of Slovenia...
region and is now included in the Podravska statistical region
Podravska statistical region
The Drava statistical region is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Maribor. Its name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course through Slovenia as well as the Pohorje mountains in the northeast of the region. The Drava is used for...
.
The village is the birthplace of Stanko Vraz
Stanko Vraz
Stanko Vraz was a Croatian-Slovenian poet. He Slavicized his name to Stanko Vraz in 1836.-Biography:...
and its name was changed from simply Cerovec to Cerovec Stanka Vraza in his honour as well as to differentiate from a number of other settlements in Slovenia with the same name. The house in which he was born in 1810 is preserved and a commemorative plaque
Commemorative plaque
A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text in memory of an important figure or event...
was unveiled on it in 1951.