Jeruzalem, Ljutomer
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SloveniaElevation328.5 m (1,077.8 ft)
Jeruzalem | |
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  Jeruzalem Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°28′28.63″N 16°11′18.9″E / 46.4746194°N 16.188583°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Ljutomer |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 328.5 m (1,077.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 43 |
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Jeruzalem (pronounced [jɛˈɾuːzalɛm]; German: Jerusalem[2]) is a small settlement in the eastern part of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice) in the Municipality of Ljutomer in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.[3]
Jeruzalem was attested in historical sources as Jerusalem in 1763–1787. The settlement is named after the city of Jerusalem because the Crusaders brought an icon of the Virgin Mary from Jerusalem to a chapel located there after Frederick of Pettau granted the area to the Crusaders in the 13th century.[4]
