Pečarovci
Pečarovci
Szentsebestyén | |
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![]() The Topla prouška annual fair in Pečarovci (2008) | |
![]() ![]() Pečarovci Location in Slovenia | |
Coordinates: 46°44′47.18″N 16°7′58.95″E / 46.7464389°N 16.1330417°ECoordinates: 46°44′47.18″N 16°7′58.95″E / 46.7464389°N 16.1330417°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Prekmurje |
Statistical region | Mura |
Municipality | Puconci |
Area | |
• Total | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 267.2 m (876.6 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 414 |
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Pečarovci (pronounced [pɛˈtʃaːɾɔu̯tsi]; in older sources also Sveti Sebeštjan,[2] Hungarian: Szentsebestyén,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Püčarovci[3]) is a village in the Municipality of Puconci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[4]
There are two churches in the settlement. The Roman Catholic parish church is dedicated to Saint Sebastian and was built in 1824. It has a single nave with a polygonal apse and a belfry on its eastern side. It belongs to the Diocese of Murska Sobota.[5] The second church is a Lutheran church built north of the main settlement in the hamlet of Gorenšček.
Notable people[]
Notable people that were born or lived in Pečarovci include:
- Mihály Bertalanits (1788–1853), poet and teacher
- József Klekl (1874–1948), politician
- Iván Persa (1861–1935), writer
References[]
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 12.
- ^ Prijátel znanoszt razserjüvajocse meszecsne novine (1876).
- ^ Puconci municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3222
External links[]
- Pečarovci on Geopedia
Media related to Pečarovci at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Populated places in the Municipality of Puconci
- Pomurska statistical region geography stubs