Bukovci, Markovci

Bukovci
Bukovci
	Bukovci Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°23′17.9″N 15°57′45.64″E / 46.388306°N 15.9626778°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Markovci
Area
• Total	7.02 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
Elevation	215.8 m (708.0 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	952

Bukovci (pronounced [ˈbuːkɔu̯tsi]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Markovci in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the regional road from Ptuj to the border with Croatia and on to Varaždin. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1322. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.^[2]

Geography

Locals divide the main part of the settlement into Zgornji Kunec (to the west) and Spodnji Kunec (in the center and to the east), and it also includes the hamlets of Hojkarji (or Hujkarji), Kolameršina, Novi Jork, Siget, and Vopošnica (or Vapočice, Vaupočica, or Vaupočice).^[3]^[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Bukovci include:

Janez Zemljarič (1928–2022), communist politician^[5]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Markovci municipal site
^ Bezjak, Špela (2014). Etnološka raziskava agrarnega posestva v Bukovcih pri Markovcih na Ptujskem polju: primer razvoja zemljiškega obrata in načina življenja lastnikov med svetovnima vojnama in po 2. svetovni vojn (Bachelor's thesis). Ljubljana: University of Ljubljana. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
^ Pilinger, Silva (October 2006). "Bukovci – 720 let vasi" (PDF). List iz Markovci. 7 (4): 18. ISSN 1580-3554. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
^ "Janez Zemljarič". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 15. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. 2015. p. 154. ISBN 9788611153667. Retrieved November 18, 2019.

External links

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[2] Markovci municipal site

[3] Bezjak, Špela (2014). Etnološka raziskava agrarnega posestva v Bukovcih pri Markovcih na Ptujskem polju: primer razvoja zemljiškega obrata in načina življenja lastnikov med svetovnima vojnama in po 2. svetovni vojn (Bachelor's thesis). Ljubljana: University of Ljubljana. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

[4] Pilinger, Silva (October 2006). "Bukovci – 720 let vasi" (PDF). List iz Markovci. 7 (4): 18. ISSN 1580-3554. Retrieved March 6, 2025.

[5] "Janez Zemljarič". Enciklopedija Slovenije. Vol. 15. Ljubljana: Mladinska knjiga. 2015. p. 154. ISBN 9788611153667. Retrieved November 18, 2019.

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v t e Municipality of Markovci
Settlements	Administrative seat: Markovci Borovci Bukovci Nova Vas pri Markovcih Prvenci Sobetinci Stojnci Strelci Zabovci
Landmarks	Lake Ptuj

Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany