Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici

Municipality_of_Slovenia|nativename=Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici
mayor=Anton Slana
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location=
area=51,3 km²
population=2.883
males=1.418
females=1.465
avg_age=40,1 let
residental_density=30,94 m²/osebo
households=879
families=790
workers=1.393
unemployed=266
salary_date=avgust 2003
avg_salary_bruto=221.849 SIT
avg_salary_neto=146.788 SIT
students=79

Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici is a town and a municipality in Slovenia. Traditionally, it is part of Lower Styria and part of the region called Prlekija. It is known for being the birthplace of several prominent Slovenes, including the politician Anton Korošec, poet Edvard Kocbek, theologian Vekoslav Grmič, playwright Bratko Kreft, literary critic Fran Ilešič, and ethnologist Davorin Trstenjak.