Središče, Moravske Toplice Explained

Official Name:Središče
Other Name:Szerdahely
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:Moravske Toplice
Area Total Km2:3.81
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:66
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.7719°N 16.3114°W
Elevation M:246.2
Postal Code:9207
Footnotes:[1]

Središče (in Slovenian pronounced as /sɾɛˈdiːʃtʃɛ/; Hungarian: Szerdahely) is a small village in the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, by the border with Hungary. Središče has a population of 66 people; it has one church, a firehouse, and a cultural association (Kulturno društvo Antal Ferenc).[2]

Mass grave

Središče is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War or its aftermath. The Središče Mass Grave (Slovenian: Grobišče Središče) lies northeast of the village, in an abandoned and overgrown part of the village cemetery. It contains the remains of three Hungarians who were shot while crossing the border illegally.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.moravske-toplice.si/ Moravske Toplice municipal site
  3. Web site: Ferenc . Mitja . Grobišče Središče . Geopedia . Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve . November 3, 2023 . Ljubljana . sl . December 2009.