Petanjci
Place in Prekmurje, Slovenia
Petanjci Petajnci | |
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46°39′2.23″N 16°4′40.3″E / 46.6506194°N 16.077861°E / 46.6506194; 16.077861 | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Prekmurje |
Statistical region | Mura |
Municipality | Tišina |
Area | |
• Total | 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
Elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 676 |
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Petanjci (pronounced [pɛˈtaːntsi]; Hungarian: Szécsénykút,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Petajnci[3]) is a village on the left bank of the Mura River in the Municipality of Tišina in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia.[4]
There is a small chapel in the village. It is dedicated to Saint Florian and was built in the early 20th century in the Neo-Gothic style.[5]
Notable residents
- Johannes Kepler (1571–1630), astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer. In 1598, he spent a month at former Kastelišče Castle (Nádasdy Mansion), where as a Protestant he found refuge from Catholic persecution.[6]
- Nika Zorjan (born 1992), singer and songwriter
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
- ^ Časopis za zgodovino in narodopisje. Maribor: Univerza v Mariboru & Zgodovinsko društvo Maribor. 2001. p. 234.
Petajnci
- ^ Tišina municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3449
- ^ "Grad (Kastelišče) Petanjci". Kamra. Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
External links
Media related to Petanjci at Wikimedia Commons
- Petanjci on Geopedia
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- Imre Augustich
- Ferenc Temlin
- Ferenc Hüll
- Antal Stevanecz
- Feri Kühar
- István Kühár
- János Kühár
- József Klekl (politician)
- József Klekl (writer)