Moravske Toplice

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Moravske Toplice
Alsómarác
Coat of arms of Moravske Toplice Map of Slovenia, position of Moravske Toplice highlighted
Basic data
Country SloveniaSlovenia Slovenia
Historic region Übermurgebiet / Prekmurje
Statistical region Pomurska (Mur region)
Coordinates 46 ° 41 '  N , 16 ° 14'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 41 '15 "  N , 16 ° 13' 32"  E
height 190  m. i. J.
surface 144.5  km²
Residents 6,203 (2008)
Population density 43 inhabitants per km²
Telephone code (+386) 02
Post Code 9226
License Plate MS
Structure and administration (as of 2016)
Community type Občina (municipality)
Mayor : Alojz Glavač (Slovenian Democratic Party SDS)
Mailing address Kranjčeva ulica 3
9226 Moravske Toplice
Website

Moravske Toplice (Hungarian Alsómarác, dt. Moratz , also Toplitz ) is a municipality and a village in the historic Prekmurje region in Slovenia .

geography

The municipality receives the southeastern part of the country of hills and grave Goricko and claimed with the southern municipality already large parts of the of Ledava and Mur formed plains of Ravensko and Dolinsko . The municipality extends over an area of ​​144.5 km² and borders in the north on the municipalities Gornji Petrovci and Šalovci , in the east on the neighboring country Hungary and the municipality Kobilje , in the south on the municipalities Dobrovnik , Turnišče and Beltinci and in the west on the Murska Sobota and Puconci municipalities .

Community area

Evangelical Church in Moravske Toplice

The municipality has 6203 inhabitants (as of 2008) and consists of 28 localities. The official Hungarian exonyms from 1890 are given in brackets after today's place names .

Attractions

Moravske Toplice, which has 719 inhabitants, is known for its thermal water . When drilling for crude oil south of Moravci in 1960, water with a temperature of 72 ° C was encountered at a depth of 1,417 m instead of the hoped-for oil. The villagers recognized the effects of the water and reacted promptly. In 1962 they built a simple pool. The history of the thermal bath began. Today, the “Terme 3000” is a modern bathroom in Moravske Toplice.

The church “White Dove” by the famous architect Jože Plečnik is located in the Bogojina part of the municipality . The place Filovci is known for its pottery.

literature

  • M. Slavic: De la Statistique du Prekmurje , Paris 1919, in: Matija Slavič: Naše Prekmurje, zbrane razprave in članki , Pomurska založba, Murska Sobota, 1999, ISBN 86-7195-316-5 .

Web links

Commons : Moravske Toplice  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ M. Slavic: De la Statistique ..., p. 123 ff, place names 1890.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ in M. Slavic: De la Statistique…, p. 123 ff, not listed.
  8. ↑ The discovery of the thermal spring accessed on July 30, 2009