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Prlekija is a region in northeastern Slovenia between the Drava and Mura rivers. It comprises the eastern part of the Slovenian Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice), stretching from the border with Austria to the border with Croatia. It is part of the traditional province of Lower Styria. Together with the traditional province of Prekmurje, it forms part of the Mura statistical region.

Its central town is Ljutomer. The region is known for its first-class wines and the specific dialect of its inhabitants, which has similarities to the Prekmurje dialect, with which it is mutually intelligible.

The symbol of the region is the klopotec, a wooden mechanical device on a high wooden pole, similar to a windmill. Prleška tünka is a food a product from Prlekija in eastern Slovenia, made of minced lard and pork. Prlekija is also known by the pastry prleška gibanica, made of several layers and with a sweet filling.

The region comprises the municipalities of Križevci pri Ljutomeru, Ljutomer, Radenci, Razkrižje, Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici, Veržej, and Gornja Radgona.

Prominent natives

The Prlekija region is known for its many prominent natives. They include:

Peter Dajnko, philologist
Karol Grossmann, pioneering film maker
Vekoslav Grmič, theologian
Fran Ilešič, literary critic
Anton Korošec, politician, prime minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Edvard Kocbek, poet and politician
Bratko Kreft, playwright
Franc Ksaver Meško, author
Vlado Miheljak, columnist
Fran Miklošič, linguist
Milan Osterc, football striker
Slavko Osterc, composer
Vika Potočnik, politician, mayor of Ljubljana
Anton Trstenjak, painter
Anton Trstenjak, theologian and psychologist
Davorin Trstenjak, philologist and political activist
France Veber, philosopher
Stanko Vraz, Romantic poet

External links

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 Its central town is [[Ljutomer]]. The region is known for its first-class wines and the specific [[Prlekija dialect|dialect]] of its inhabitants, which has similarities to the [[Prekmurje dialect]], with which it is mutually intelligible.
-The symbol of the region is the ''[[klopotec]]'', a wooden mechanical device on a high wooden pole, similar to a windmill. ''[[Prleška tünka]]'' is a product from [[Prlekija]] in eastern Slovenia, made of [[minced lard]] and pork. Prlekija is also known by the pastry ''[[prleška gibanica]]'', made of several layers and with a sweet filling.
+The symbol of the region is the ''[[klopotec]]'', a wooden mechanical device on a high wooden pole, similar to a windmill. ''[[Prleška tünka]]'' is a food a product from Prlekija in eastern Slovenia, made of [[minced lard]] and pork. Prlekija is also known by the pastry ''[[prleška gibanica]]'', made of several layers and with a sweet filling.
 The region comprises the municipalities of [[Križevci pri Ljutomeru]], [[Ljutomer]], [[Radenci]], [[Razkrižje]], [[Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici]], [[Veržej]], and [[Gornja Radgona]].