The Municipality of Cankova (; sl, Občina Cankova) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
Prekmurje
Prekmurje (; dialectically: ''Prèkmürsko'' or ''Prèkmüre''; hu, Muravidék) is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarian minority, lying between the Mur R ...
region of
Slovenia
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. The seat of the municipality is the town of
Cankova.
Settlements
In addition to the municipal seat of Cankova, the municipality also includes the following settlements:
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Domajinci
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Gerlinci
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Gornji Črnci
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Korovci
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Krašči
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Skakovci
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Topolovci
History
The area was originally part of the
Municipality of Murska Sobota. In 1995, the Municipality of Cankova–Tišina was formed, which existed until 1999, when
Tišina became a separate municipality.
References
External links
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Municipality of Cankova on GeopediaMunicipality of Cankova website
Cankova
1998 establishments in Slovenia
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