Berkovci Explained

Official Name:Berkovci
Other Name:Berkovci pri Prosenjakovcih (after 1955), Berkeháza
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
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:Moravske Toplice
Area Total Km2:1.62
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:55
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.7522°N 16.2923°W
Elevation M:249.4
Footnotes:[1]

Berkovci (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈbeːɾkɔu̯tsi/; Hungarian: Berkeháza) is a settlement northwest of Prosenjakovci in the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[2]

There is a small chapel in the settlement with a three-story belfry. It was built in 1913.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Berkovci to Berkovci pri Prosenjakovcih in 1955.[4] [5] The name was later shortened to Berkovci.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.moravske-toplice.si/ Moravske Toplice municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register national heritage
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Zakon o območjih okrajev in občin v Ljudski republiki Sloveniji . Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije . June 30, 1955 . 12 . 24 . 502 . August 1, 2024.
  6. http://www.stat.si/krajevnaimena/default.asp?txtIme=BERKOVCI%20&selNacin=celo&selTip=naselja&ID=2816 Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Berkovci.