Rakičan (pronounced [ɾaˈkiːtʃan]; Hungarian: Battyánfalva[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Murska Sobota in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[3]
Rakičan | |
|---|---|
  Rakičan Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′4″N 16°11′53″E / 46.65111°N 16.19806°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Murska Sobota |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185.7 m (609.3 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,543 |
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There is a Baroque mansion known as Rakičan Castle west of the main settlement. It stands in a large park and was originally a 17th-century castle with defences that was remodelled in the 18th century.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
- ^ Murska Sobota municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 6791
External links
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Media related to Rakičan at Wikimedia Commons- Rakičan on Geopedia
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