Vaneča Explained

Official Name:Vaneča
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:Puconci
Area Total Km2:5.94
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:410
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.7272°N 16.1602°W
Elevation M:236.1
Footnotes:[1]

Vaneča (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʋaːnɛtʃa/; Hungarian: Vaslak[2]) is a settlement north of Puconci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[3]

There is a small neoromanesque chapel in the settlement. It was built in the early 20th century and has a three-story belfry with arched windows on all sides.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vaneča include:

External links


Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.dlib.si/stream/URN:NBN:SI:DOC-SYFIV41W/13133489-d7a8-46ec-b09a-0e6d646f64bc/PDF Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 15.
  3. http://www.puconci.si/ Puconci municipal site
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage