Official Name: | Petišovci |
Other Name: | Petesháza |
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: | Lendava |
Area Total Km2: | 6.33 |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 843 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.526°N 16.4645°W |
Elevation M: | 158.2 |
Footnotes: | [1] |
Petišovci (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɛtiˈʃoːu̯tsi/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈpɛːtiʃɔu̯tsi/; Hungarian: Petesháza) is a settlement south of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Mura River, right on the border with Croatia.[2]
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Rosalia and belongs to the Parish of Lendava. It was built in 1994.[3]
Petišovci Stadium is a purpose built motorcycle speedway stadium located east of Petišovci, off the Rudarska ulica.[4] The facility hosts the Športno Društvo Lendava team[5] and has been a significant venue for speedway hosting important events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship.[6] [7]