Apače (; german: Abstall) is a town in

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and it is located on the border between

and

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. It is the seat of the

Municipality of Apače The Municipality of Apače (; sl, Občina Apače) is a municipality in Slovenia. It lies in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia and belongs to the Mura Statistical Region. The municipality borders on the municipalities of ...

, which is the northernmost municipality in the traditional region of Slovenian Styria. It now belongs to the

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. It is located 25 kilometers northeast of Maribor and 20 kilometers west of

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Name

Apače was attested as ''Appetstal'' 1200, ''Apstal'' in 1307, and ''Abstal'' in 1383. The name ''Apače'' is derived from ''*Apaťe (selo)'' 'abbot's village', referring to territory that was owned by an abbot or an abbey. Names with a similar motivation include '' Opatje Selo'' in Slovenia, ''

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'' and ''

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'' in Croatia, and ''

Apatin Apatin ( sr-cyrl, Апатин, hu, Apatin, hr, Apatin) is a town and municipality located in the West Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011 census, the population of the town is 17,411, while the municipali ...

'' in Serbia.

History

The town and its surrounding villages were settled by German-speakers. The German-speaking population was deported in January 1946 towards Vienna. However, they were not accepted and had to suffer two weeks living in a carriage; 77 of them died.

Church

The

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in the settlement is dedicated to the

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and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor ( la, Archidioecesis Mariborensis, sl, Nadškofija Maribor) is an archdiocese located in the city of Maribor in Slovenia. History * 1859 : Maribor (then Marburg) became the see of the Diocese of Lavant ...

. It dates to the 15th and 16th centuries. The Freudenau Mansion is located near the town. It is an originally 17th-century Baroque mansion and it was renovated in a Neoclassical style in the 19th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 6684

References

External links

Apače on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Apače {{Apače-geo-stub