Pečarovci

Pečarovci
Pečörovci
The Topla prouška annual fair in Pečarovci (2008)
The Topla prouška annual fair in Pečarovci (2008)
Pečarovci is located in Slovenia
Pečarovci
Pečarovci
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°44′47.18″N 16°7′58.95″E / 46.7464389°N 16.1330417°E / 46.7464389; 16.1330417
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityPuconci
Area
 • Total
8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Elevation
267.2 m (876.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
414
[1]

Pečarovci (pronounced [pɛˈtʃaːɾɔu̯tsi]; in older sources also Sveti Sebeštjan,[2] Hungarian: Szentsebestyén,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Pečörovci[3]) is a village in the Municipality of Puconci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[4]

There are two churches in the settlement. The Roman Catholic parish church is dedicated to Saint Sebastian and was built in 1824. It has a single nave with a polygonal apse and a belfry on its eastern side. It belongs to the Diocese of Murska Sobota.[5] The second church is a Lutheran church built north of the main settlement in the hamlet of Gorenšček.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Pečarovci include:

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 12.
  3. ^ Danica Kardoš. "»Pečörovski zgrebaš - fašanek fest«" (PDF). puconci.e-obcina.si. Občan. Glasilo Občine Puconci. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Puconci municipal site
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3222


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