Petišovci Explained

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]

Buildings

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Rosalia and belongs to the Parish of Lendava. It was built in 1994.[3]

Sport

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.lendava.si/ Lendava municipal site
  3. http://www.druzina.si/icd/spletnastran.nsf/all/00D25937AFA61157C12572030034F8AB?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia journal site
  4. Web site: Speedway stadion Petišovci - Petišovci . EuroPlan . 8 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Športno Drustvo Spedway Team Lendava . amzs.si . 8 February 2024.
  6. Web site: World Championship . Metal Speedway . 8 February 2024.
  7. Web site: World Championship . Speedway.org . 8 February 2024.