Petanjci Explained

Official Name:Petanjci
Other Name:Petajnci
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 Km2:7.64
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:676
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.6506°N 16.0779°W
Elevation M:196
Footnotes:[1]

Petanjci (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɛˈtaːntsi/; Hungarian: Szécsénykút,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Petajnci[3]) is a village on the left bank of the Mura River in the Municipality of Tišina in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia.[4]

There is a small chapel in the village. It is dedicated to Saint Florian and was built in the early 20th century in the Neo-Gothic style.[5]

Notable residents

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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. Book: Časopis za zgodovino in narodopisje . 2001 . Univerza v Mariboru & Zgodovinsko društvo Maribor . Maribor . 234. Petajnci.
  4. http://www.tisina.si Tišina municipal site
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  6. Web site: Grad (Kastelišče) Petanjci . 21 February 2021 . Kamra . Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia.