Lemerje Explained

Official Name:Lemerje
Other Name:Nyíreslehomér
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:Puconci
Area Total Km2:4.98
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:295
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.7094°N 16.1038°W
Elevation M:202
Footnotes:[1]

Lemerje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈleːmɛɾjɛ/; Hungarian: Nyíreslehomér,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Lömergje[3]) is a village in the Municipality of Puconci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[4]

There are two chapels in the settlement. The Lutheran chapel, built in the Neogothic style in 1925, is on the north side of the main road. The Catholic chapel was built in 1928, also in the Neogothic style, and is dedicated to the Holy Cross.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Lemerje include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Lelkes, György. 1992. Magyar helységnév-azonosító szótár. Budapest: Argumentum, p. 239.
  3. V. Novak. 2006. Slovar stare knjižne prekmurščine. Založba ZRC. Ljubljana. p. 225.
  4. http://www.puconci.si/ Puconci municipal site
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage