Amalija Mohorčič, Slovenia’s Oldest Person, Turns 108

Amalija Mohorčič, the oldest living person in Slovenia, celebrated her 108th birthday in Slovenska Vas, Brežice, on 23 April, according to the Municipality of Brežice.

Amalija Mohorčič was born Amalija Tomše in the settlement of Ponikve in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia, on 23 April 1918. She attended primary school in Velika Dolina and helped her parents in the vineyard and fields.

In 1939, she married Jože Mohorčič, and they had a daughter, Marija. During World War II, she lost both her father and her husband, who died in Knin, Croatia, in 1944. She later married her second husband, Franc, who was her first husband’s brother. In 1949, their son Slavko was born, and they remained together until his death in 1991.

She stayed remarkably active throughout her life. Until the age of 95, she rode her bicycle to run all her errands. At 100, she was still tying up the vineyard, transplanting lettuce in the garden, and keeping her home in order. Today, she has two granddaughters, four great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren.

On 25 March 2026, following the passing of 109-year-old Marija Žekš, she became the nation’s oldest living resident. Coincidentally, she was born on the same day as Hilda Hećej, the oldest resident of neighboring Croatia.

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Marija Žekš, Slovenia’s Oldest Person, Turns 109

Marija Žekš, a resident of Ljutomer, Slovenia, and the nation’s oldest living resident, celebrated her 109th birthday on 12 August, according to Svet24.si.

Žekš was born as Marija Kovačič on 12 August 1916, in Drevenik, Slovenia (then part of Austria-Hungary). She grew up with a foster mother in Maribor. At the age of 14, she began working at the MTT textile factory in Maribor and later held various other jobs. She married Alojz Žekš from Prekmurje, and in 1939 they moved together to Pečarovci, where Marija worked as a cook at the Pečarovci Elementary School.

During her life, she was blessed with a daughter, Olga, and a son, Mirko. She retired in 1968. In 1999, she was widowed. She remained living independently until 2011, when she moved into a nursing home.

He was the Doyen of Slovenia.

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He is the 12th oldest Slovenian man of all time, his successor, Milan Sefman is the 15th, he was born on 12 October 1919 and lives in Central Slovenia. Aleksander has been the oldest man in the country since 21 July 2022 (2 years, 200 days) the longest time since the record holder for the country, Niko Dragos who was from 7 July 2012 to 31 March 2018 (5 years, 270 days), he is also the youngest to die in this position in the history of the country, the 2nd place is his predecessor Joze Pogacnik who died at 105 years, 359 days, 2 man from Goriška to be considered the oldest man in the country, the first since Rafael Merkelj, 31 March 2018 to 14 July 2020.

I wonder if she has any memories of Austria-Hungary. Theoretically possible, I guess, since Austria-Hungary collapsed in November 1918, when she was two years and around three months old. Maybe 50% odds or a bit less?

He was the Doyen of Slovenia.

https://www.noviglas.eu/umrl-je-msgr-aleksander-lestan-najstarejsi-slovenski-duhovnik/

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