Središče, Moravske Toplice

Središče
Szerdahely
Središče is located in Slovenia
Središče
Središče
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°46′18.77″N 16°18′41.02″E / 46.7718806°N 16.3113944°E / 46.7718806; 16.3113944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityMoravske Toplice
Area
 • Total
3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Elevation
246.2 m (807.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
66
[1]

Središče (pronounced [sɾɛˈdiːʃtʃɛ]; Hungarian: Szerdahely) is a small village in the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, by the border with Hungary. Središče has a population of 66 people; it has one church, a firehouse, and a cultural association (Kulturno društvo Antal Ferenc).[2]

Mass grave

Središče is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War or its aftermath. The Središče Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Središče) lies northeast of the village, in an abandoned and overgrown part of the village cemetery. It contains the remains of three Hungarians who were shot while crossing the border illegally.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Moravske Toplice municipal site
  3. ^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Središče". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  • Historical images of Središče from 20th-century postcards


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