Prlekija

A typical klopotec

Prlekija is a region in northeastern Slovenia between the Drava, Ščavnica and Mura rivers. It comprises the eastern part of the Slovene 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, food, and the specific dialect of its inhabitants, which belongs in the pannonian family of Slovenian dialects, the same as Prekmurje Slovene, 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, used to keep away birds from vineyards. Tünka is a protected food product from Prlekija. It is made of minced lard and pork. Other famous foods include

The region comprises the municipalities of Križevci, Ljutomer, Radenci, Razkrižje, Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici, Veržej, Gornja Radgona, Sveti Tomaž, Središče ob Dravi, and Ormož.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in the Prlekija region include the following:

• Peter Dajnko, philologist
• Karol Grossmann, pioneering film maker
• Vekoslav Grmič, theologian
• Fran Ilešič, literary critic
• Božidar Kantušer, composer
• 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
• Franz Miklosich, linguist
• Milan Osterc, football striker
• Slavko Osterc, composer
• Vika Potočnik, politician, former 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

• Media related to Prlekija at Wikimedia Commons
• Prlekija-on.net (in Slovene)