Tišina (pronounced [ˈtiːʃina]; Hungarian: Csendlak[2]) is a town in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Tišina. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It dates to the 12th century with extensive 16th-century rebuilding.[3]
Tišina | |
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 Chapel-shrine in Tišina | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Tišina Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′21″N 16°5′36″E / 46.65583°N 16.09333°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Tišina |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195.5 m (641.4 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 412 |
Notable people
edit- Ferenc Ivanóczy (1857–1913), Slovene priest and politician in Hungary
- Simon Špilak (born 1986), cyclist
References
edit- ^ a b "Naselje Tišina". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3448
External links
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