Benica

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Benica
Benica is located in Slovenia
Benica
Benica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°30′43.18″N 16°30′20.91″E / 46.5119944°N 16.5058083°E / 46.5119944; 16.5058083Coordinates: 46°30′43.18″N 16°30′20.91″E / 46.5119944°N 16.5058083°E / 46.5119944; 16.5058083
CountryFlag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityLendava
Area
 • Total5.22 km2 (2.02 sq mi)
Elevation
155.3 m (509.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total75
[1]

Benica (pronounced [bɛˈniːtsa] or [ˈbeːnitsa]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It lies close to the extreme eastern tip of Slovenia, near the Mura River on the right bank of the , close to the borders with Croatia and Hungary.[2] Until the canal was built in 1910, the area occupied by the settlement was part of the (Slovene: Murska šuma), but then the area was cleared and in 1923 the Esterházy family's manorial possessions were taken away and transferred to settlers who were refugees from the Isonzo Front. Until the Second World War it was a hamlet of Pince.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Lendava municipal site
  3. ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1980. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 101.

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