Križevci, Gornji Petrovci
| Križevci | |
|---|---|
_location_map.svg.png)  Križevci Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°47′37.68″N 16°14′31.12″E / 46.7938000°N 16.2419778°ECoordinates: 46°47′37.68″N 16°14′31.12″E / 46.7938000°N 16.2419778°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Gornji Petrovci |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 283.5 m (930.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 437 |
| [1] | |
Križevci (Hungarian: Keresztúr, in older sources Tótkeresztúr[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Križevci v Prekmurju to Križevci in 1952.[3] Its name (literally, 'crosses') is derived from a chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross that used to stand in the village, but was pulled down in the late 19th century.[4]
Cultural heritage
There is a large Lutheran church in the village, built in 1785 and enlarged in 1885. It is one of the earliest Lutheran churches in Prekmurje.[5]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Križevci include:
- János Berke (1814–1908), writer
- Pál Luthár (1839-1919), writer
- Milan Kučan (1941–), the first president of independent Slovenia
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 8.
- ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ↑ Gornji Petrovci municipal site
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 4151
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