Gornji Petrovci
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| Gornji Petrovci Péterhegy | |
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_location_map.svg.png)  Gornji Petrovci | |
| Coordinates: 46°48′17.83″N 16°13′1.95″E / 46.8049528°N 16.2172083°ECoordinates: 46°48′17.83″N 16°13′1.95″E / 46.8049528°N 16.2172083°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Gornji Petrovci |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 282.8 m (927.8 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 411 |
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Gornji Petrovci (Hungarian: Péterhegy) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci.[2]
Churches
Holy Trinity Church
There are two churches in Gornji Petrovci. The Roman Catholic parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and is a structure that originated in the late 13th century, but was rebuilt on a number of occasions in the following centuries, preserving certain features from each phase. The relatively short nave is Romanesque, with Baroque internal furnishings. The sanctuary is Late Gothic.[3] The local Lutheran church is a large single-nave building and is one of the largest Lutheran churches in Prekmurje. It was built in 1804 and renovated in 1894.[4]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Gornji Petrovci include:
- Mátyás Godina (1768–1835), Lutheran pastor and writer
- János Hüll (1714–1781), dean of the Slovene March
- Sándor Mikola (1871–1945), physics teacher and irredentist
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