Dolenci, Šalovci Explained

Official Name:Dolenci
Other Name:Dolány
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:Šalovci
Area Total Km2:7.72
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:206
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.8512°N 16.2876°W
Elevation M:302.1
Footnotes:[1]

Dolenci (in Slovenian pronounced as /dɔˈleːntsi/; Hungarian: Dolány[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šalovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, on the border with Hungary.[3]

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Murska Sobota Diocese. The original parts of the church date to 1331, but it was expanded in the 16th century and in the late 18th century. It has a rectangular nave with a Gothic sanctuary and a belfry on its western facade.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Dolenci include:

External links

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. http://www.salovci.si/ Šalovci municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage