Martinje (pronounced [maɾˈtiːnjɛ]; Hungarian: Magasfok[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, right on the border with Hungary.[3]
Martinje
Magasfok | |
|---|---|
  Martinje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°49′47.33″N 16°12′51.23″E / 46.8298139°N 16.2142306°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Gornji Petrovci |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 283.9 m (931.4 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 111 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
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Notable people
editNotable people that were born or lived in Martinje include:
- Lojze Kozar Sr. (1910–1999), priest, writer, and translator[4][5]
- Lojze Kozar Jr. (born 1958), priest, poet, and writer[6]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 10.
- ^ Gornji Petrovci municipal site
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1980). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 110.
- ^ Mohar, Tereza (April 29, 2019). "Lojze Kozar ‒ duhovnik neuničljivega upanja". Aleteia. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- ^ "Lojze Kozar ml. – novi generalni vikar in kancler". Škofija Murska Sobota. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
External links
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