Črenšovci (pronounced [ˈtʃɾeːnʃɔu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Cserföld, Prekmurje Slovene: Črensovci or Čerensovci[2]) is a settlement in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia.[3] It is the seat of the Municipality of Črenšovci. Črnec Creek, a tributary of the Ledava, flows past the settlement.[4]
Črenšovci
Črensovci, Čerensovci | |
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 Panoramic view of Črenšovci | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Črenšovci Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′28.9″N 16°17′37.35″E / 46.574694°N 16.2937083°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Črenšovci |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.0 km2 (3.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 170.4 m (559.1 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,151 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
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The parish church in Črenšovci is dedicated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It was built in 1860 on the site of an earlier church originating from the early 14th century.[5]
Notable people
editNotable people that were born or lived in Črenšovci include:
- Jakab Szabár (1802/3–1863), priest and writer
- Vilmos Tkálecz (1894–19??), schoolmaster and politician
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Koletnik 2023, pp. 70–71.
- ^ Črenšovci municipal site
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1980). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 102.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 1145
External links
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Media related to Črenšovci at Wikimedia Commons- Črenšovci on Geopedia
Biography
edit- Zver, Nina (2023). Govor treh Bistric v Prekmurju. Slavia Centralis 16(2). Maribor: Filozofska fakulteta, Oddelek za slovanske jezike in književnosti. pp. 66–90.
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