Križevci pri Ljutomeru
Križevci pri Ljutomeru | |
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  Križevci pri Ljutomeru Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′47.18″N 16°8′23.67″E / 46.5631056°N 16.1399083°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Križevci |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.1 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 499 |
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Križevci pri Ljutomeru (pronounced [ˈkɾiːʒɛu̯tsi pɾi ˈljuːtɔmɛru], in older sources Križovci,[2] German: Kreuzdorf[2]) is a settlement in the Prlekija region in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Križevci. It is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.[3]
Church
[edit]The local parish church, built in the centre of the settlement, is dedicated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It was built in 1891 with some elements of the earlier 12th- and 15th-century buildings incorporated into the current Neo-Romanesque building.[4]
Notable people
[edit]Notable people that were born or lived in Križevci pri Ljutomeru include:
- Franc Kirar (1893–1978), beekeeper[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 182.
- ^ Križevci municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 1199
- ^ Bokal, Ljudmila, ed. 2008. Čebelarski terminološki slovar. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC, ZRC SAZU and Lukovica: Čebelarska zveza Slovenije, p. 255.
External links
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Media related to Križevci pri Ljutomeru at Wikimedia Commons- Križevci pri Ljutomeru on Geopedia
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