Križevci, Gornji Petrovci
Križevci | |
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  Križevci Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′37.68″N 16°14′31.12″E / 46.7938000°N 16.2419778°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Gornji Petrovci |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 283.5 m (930.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 437 |
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Križevci (pronounced [ˈkɾiːʒɛu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Keresztúr, in older sources Tótkeresztúr[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Križevci v Prekmurju to Križevci in 1952.[3] Its name (literally, 'crosses') is derived from a chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross that used to stand in the village, but was pulled down in the late 19th century.[4]
Cultural heritage
There is a large Lutheran church in the village, built in 1785 and enlarged in 1885. It is one of the earliest Lutheran churches in Prekmurje.[5]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Križevci include:
- János Berke (1814–1908), writer
- Pál Luthár (1839–1919), writer
- Milan Kučan (born 1941), the first president of independent Slovenia
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 8.
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Gornji Petrovci municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number 4151
External links
Media related to Križevci, Gornji Petrovci at Wikimedia Commons- Križevci on Geopedia
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