The area is part of the traditional region of Styria.

The municipality is included in the Drava Statistical Region.

[2] In 1811, a hoard of 26 Early Iron Age bronze Negau helmets was discovered in the nearby woods.

[3] The village of Ženjak was of great interest to German archaeologists during the Nazi period and was briefly renamed Harigast during World War II.

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