Turnišče
Turnišče | |||
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Basic data | |||
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Country | Slovenia | ||
Historic region | Übermurgebiet / Prekmurje | ||
Statistical region | Pomurska (Mur region) | ||
Coordinates | 46 ° 38 ' N , 16 ° 19' E | ||
height | 169 m. i. J. | ||
surface | 23.8 km² | ||
Residents | 3,495 (2008) | ||
Population density | 147 inhabitants per km² | ||
Post Code | 9224 | ||
License Plate | MS | ||
Structure and administration (as of 01/01/2011) | |||
Mayor : | Slavko Režonja ( SDS ) | ||
Mailing address | Ulica Štefana Kovača 73 9224 Turnišče |
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Turnišče (Hungarian Bántornya , German Thurnitz ) is a municipality in the Prekmurje region in Slovenia .
Location and inhabitants
3495 people live in the total municipality, which consists of the four villages of Gomilica, Nedelica, Renkovci and Turnišče. 1555 people live in the main town of Turnišče. The municipality is located in the far east of Slovenia, near the border with Hungary.
Districts
- Gomilica (Hungarian Lendvaszentjózsef, German Steinberg)
- Nedelica
- Renkovci (Hungarian Ujlendva, German Neulimbach)
- Turnišče (Hungarian Bántornya, German Thurnitz)
Attractions
The Church of the Assumption of Mary is worth seeing. It was mentioned for the first time in 1267 and is a pilgrimage church.
Web links
- Website of the municipality Slovene
- Website of the parish in Slovene
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Lumtzer, Viktor / Melich, Johann; German place names and loan words from the Hungarian vocabulary. Sources and research on the history, literature and language of Austria and its crown lands; Publishing house of the Wagner University Bookstore Innsbruck, 1900.
- ↑ Church of the Assumption of Mary ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.