Odranci Explained

Official Name:Odranci
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Odranci
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:6.94
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:1641
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5856°N 16.2753°W
Elevation M:172.5

Odranci (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɔˈdɾaːntsi/; Hungarian: Adorjánfalva) is a settlement in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Odranci and also the only settlement in the municipality.[2] Odranci is the largest settlement of the Dolinsko region, which lies between the Mura and Ledava rivers. Črnec Creek, a tributary of the Ledava, flows through the settlement.[3]

Name

Odranci was attested in written sources in 1322 and 1428 as Adrianch (and as Adryanch in 1389). The name may be derived from *Odьr′anьci, based on the forgotten hydronym *Odьra; if so, the name literally means 'people living along the Odra River'. Another possibility is derivation from *Odr′anьci, based on the Latin name (H)adriānus and meaning 'people living in (H)adrian's settlement'.[4]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and belongs to the Murska Sobota Diocese. It was completed in 1967 and is an imposing octagonal building with a low dome and a triple belfry.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Odranci include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naselje Odranci . Statistični urad Republike Slovenije . March 14, 2020.
  2. http://www.odranci.si/index.php Odranci municipal site
  3. Book: Savnik . Roman . Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4 . 1980 . Državna založba Slovenije . Ljubljana . 110.
  4. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 288.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  6. News: Mohar . Tereza . Lojze Kozar ‒ duhovnik neuničljivega upanja . March 14, 2020 . Aleteia . April 29, 2019.
  7. Web site: Lojze Kozar ml. – novi generalni vikar in kancler . Škofija Murska Sobota . March 14, 2020 . March 8, 2015.