Markovci (; Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. ''Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom.'' Radgona, p. 10. /ref>) is a
village
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in the
Municipality of Šalovci
The Municipality of Šalovci (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Prekmurje in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šalovci. Šalovci became a municipality in 1994.
Settlements
In addition to the mun ...
in the
Prekmurje
Prekmurje (; Prekmurje Slovene: ''Prèkmürsko'' or ''Prèkmüre''; ) is a geographically, linguistically, culturally, and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarians in Slovenia, Hungarian minority, lying betwee ...
region of
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
.
The
parish church
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota
The Diocese of Murska Sobota (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Murska Sobota in the ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia.
History
* April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Murska Sobota from ...
. It was originally built in 1644 but totally rebuilt in 1884 after a fire destroyed the old church. Only the
belfry
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