Murski Petrovci Explained

Official Name:Murski Petrovci
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:Tišina
Area Total Km2:1.63
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:125
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.6644°N 16.0519°W
Elevation M:200.1
Footnotes:[1]

Murski Petrovci (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈmuːɾski pɛˈtɾoːu̯tsi/; Hungarian: Murapetrócz[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Tišina in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia, next to the border with Austria.[3]

The writer, poet, translator, and journalist Imre Augustich was born in Murski Petrovci.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
  3. http://www.tisina.si Tišina municipal site