Čepinci Explained

Official Name:Čepinci
Other Name:Kerkafő
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:46.8588°N 16.2179°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Prekmurje
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Mura
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Šalovci
Area Total Km2:9.18
Elevation M:334.9
Population Total:316
Population As Of:2002
Footnotes:[1]

Čepinci (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈtʃeːpintsi/; Hungarian: Kerkafő,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Čöpinci[3]) is a dispersed village in the Municipality of Šalovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.

The source of the Big Krka River is in the settlement.[4]

The poet Ferenc Marics lived in the village.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-SYFIV41W/13133489-d7a8-46ec-b09a-0e6d646f64bc/PDF Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 5.
  3. Porabje Časopis Slovencev na Madžarskem (June 16, 216) p. 5.
  4. http://www.salovci.si/ Šalovci municipal site