Turnišče

Turnišče
Basic data
Country	Slovenia
Historic region	Übermurgebiet / Prekmurje
Statistical region	Pomurska (Mur region)
Coordinates	46 ° 38 '  N , 16 ° 19'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 37 '40 "  N , 16 ° 19' 13"  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
Website	www.turnisce.si

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

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Turnišče

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

1. ↑ ^{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.
2. ↑ 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.