Puconci
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Puconci
Battyánd | |
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Coordinates: 46°42′14″N 16°09′26″E / 46.70389°N 16.15722°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Prekmurje |
Statistical region | Mura |
Municipality | Puconci |
Area | |
• Total | 4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi) |
Elevation | 205.7 m (674.9 ft) |
Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 633 |
Puconci (pronounced [ˈpuːtsɔntsi]; in older sources also Pucinci,[2] Hungarian: Battyánd,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Püconci[3]) is a town in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia.[4] It is the seat of the Municipality of Puconci. Prior to 1920 it was known as Battyánd.
Church
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There is a Lutheran church in the middle of the settlement, built in 1784, the first Lutheran church in the region of Prekmurje.[5] It was rebuilt and restyled in 1909.[6]
Notable people
Prominent natives and residents of Puconci include the writers István Lülik, Sándor Terplán, Rudolf Czipott, and Ferenc Berke, and the politician Feri Horvat.
References
- ^ a b "Naselje Puconci". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ a b Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 12.
- ^ "Živinsko i drobno senje (sejmi) v Sl. Krajini." 1929. Nájszvetejsega Szrca Jezusovoga veliki kalendár za lüdsztvo 26: 103. (in Slovene)
- ^ Puconci municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 4153
- ^ "Pogled v zgodovino" [View into History]. Evangeličanska cerkev AV v Republiki Sloveniji [The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Denomination in the Republic of Slovenia]. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.