Gornji Slaveči Explained

Official Name:Gornji Slaveči
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:Kuzma
Area Total Km2:4.71
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:437
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.8158°N 16.0656°W
Elevation M:260.2
Footnotes:[1]

Gornji Slaveči (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɡoːɾnji ˈslaːʋɛtʃi/; Hungarian: Felsőcsalogány, German: Ober Slabitsch[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Kuzma in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

The name Gornji Slaveči (literally, 'upper Slaveči') contrasts with the name Dolnji Slaveči (literally, 'lower Slaveči'), a village in the neighboring Municipality of Grad. Dolnji Slaveči lies about 20m (70feet) lower in elevation than Gornji Slaveči.

History

Under the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the village was part of the lordship of Grad. Until 1920 Gornji Slaveči belonged to Hungary, and after the Treaty of Trianon it belonged to Yugoslavia. During the Second World War it was annexed by Hungary, and after 1945 it belonged to Yugoslavia again. Since the foundation of the Republic of Slovenia it has belonged to Slovenia.

Church

There is a large Lutheran church in the settlement. It was built in 1928.

Notable residents

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Rajšp, Vincenc. 2001. Slovenija na vojaškem zemljevidu 1763-1787, vol. 7. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU, p. 125.
  3. http://www.obcina-kuzma.si/ Kuzma municipal site