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Lendava
Lendava (; formerly ''Dolnja Lendava'', in older sources also ''Dolenja Lendava''; , formerly ''Alsólendva''; , formerly ''Unter-Limbach'') is a town in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is the seat of the Municipality of Lendava. It forms part of the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga Vas– Rédics and it is near the border with Croatia at Mursko Središće. Alongside Slovene, Hungarian serves as an official language of the municipality. The town is the centre of the Hungarian minority in Slovenia. It is also known for the monumental theater and Hungarian Community Centre designed by the architect Imre Makovecz. Name The town is named after the Ledava River; the original nasal in the name of the river was lost in Slovene, but the ''n'' in the name of the town was preserved due to Hungarian influence. The former name of the town, ''Dolnja Lendava'' (literally, 'lower Lendava'), contrasted with that of '' Gornja Lendava'' (literally 'upper Lendava'). The name of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Lendava
The Municipality of Lendava (; ; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Prekmurje in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Lendava. Lendava became a municipality in 1994. It borders Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze .... Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Lendava, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Banuta * Benica * Brezovec * Čentiba * Dolga Vas * Dolgovaške Gorice * Dolina pri Lendavi * Dolnji Lakoš * Gaberje * Genterovci * Gornji Lakoš * Hotiza * Kamovci * Kapca * Kot * Lendavske Gorice * Mostje * Petišovci * Pince * Pince–Marof * Radmožanci * Trimlini Demographics The population by native language according to the 2002 census was: * Slovene: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lendava Synagogue
The Lendava Synagogue (, , ) is a former Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox Judaism, Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the small town of Lendava, Slovenia, a town that is close to the Hungarian border. The former congregation was established in 1773 and worshiped in the Nusach Ashkenaz, Ashkenazi Nusach (Jewish custom), rite. The former synagogue was completed in 1866 and was used as a synagogue up until 1944, when the community perished in The Holocaust. Left vacant for many years, the former synagogue was repurposed as a Jewish museum, called the Galerija-Muzej Lendava, in the mid-1990s. The museum has a permanent exhibition on local Jewish history. History History of the Jews in Hungary, Jews from Hungary settled in Lendava in 1773. Local Jews at the end of the 18th century gathered to pray at the home of the innkeeper Bodog Weisz. In 1837, the community rented a house for use as a prayer hall, which had 50 seats. In 1843, the community rented and then purchased anoth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 between the Mur River in Slovenia and the Rába Valley (the Drainage basin, watershed of the Rába (river), Rába; ) in the westernmost part of Hungary. It covers an area of and has a population of 78,000 people. Its largest town and urban center is Murska Sobota, the other urban center being Lendava. Name It is named after the Mur (river), Mur River, which separates it from the rest of Slovenia. The name ''Prekmurje'' literally means 'area beyond the Mur' (''prek'' 'beyond, on the other side' + ''Mura'' 'Mur River' + ''je'', a collective suffix). In Hungarian language, Hungarian, the region is known as ''Muravidék'', and in German language, German as ''Übermurgebiet''. The name Prekmurje was introduced in the twentieth century, although it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolga Vas, Lendava
Dolga Vas (; , ) is a settlement immediately north of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It lies on the border with Hungary. Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Dolga Vas include: *Mária Pozsonec Mária Pozsonec (16 January 1940 – 3 April 2017) was a Slovenian politician of Hungarian ethnicity. Between 1990 and 2008, she served as representative of the Hungarian national community in the National Assembly of Slovenia. She was bor ... (1940–2017), politician References External linksDolga Vas on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Lendava {{Lendava-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grad, Grad
Grad (; formerly ''Gornja Lendava'', ) is a village in the Municipality of Grad in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the municipality and is the largest and oldest settlement in the Goričko region. Name Grad was first mentioned in written sources as ''Lyndwa'', and later as ''Gornja Lendava'' (literally 'upper Lendava', contrasting with '' Dolnja Lendava'', literally 'lower Lendava'). The name of the settlement was changed from ''Gornja Lendava'' to ''Grad'' in 1952. Grad Castle Grad means 'castle' in Slovene and refers to the large castle strategically situated on a hill of basalt tuff overlooking the settlement. The castle developed from a medieval fortress, the existence of which was first documented in records from 1275, when King Ladislaus IV of Hungary donated it to Amadeus Gutkeled. However, archaeological excavations have proven the existence of a building as early as the 11th century. It is one of the largest castle complexes in Slovenia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities (Slovene language, Slovene: ''občine'', singular''občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovenia has the largest number of first-level administrative divisions of any country. The municipalities vary considerably in size and population, from the capital Ljubljana with more than 280,000 inhabitants to Hodoš with fewer than 400. Urban status is not granted strictly on the basis of population; the smallest urban municipality, Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec, Slovenj Gradec, has less than half as many inhabitants as the most populous non-urban municipality, Municipality of Domžale, Domžale. Slovene language, Slovene is the official language in all municipalities. Hungarian language, Hungarian is the second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian language, Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mura Statistical Region
The Mura Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in northeast Slovenia. It is predominantly agriculture, agricultural with field crops representing over three-quarters of the total agricultural area (twice as much as the Slovene average). Climate and soil combined have made it the region with the highest crop production, but its geographical position and inferior infrastructure put it at a disadvantage and it is the region of Slovenia with the lowest GDP per capita (EUR 12,267) and the highest rate of registered unemployment. Cities and towns The Mura Statistical Region includes four City, cities and towns, the largest of which is Murska Sobota. Municipalities The Mura Statistical Region comprises the following 27 Municipalities of Slovenia, municipalities: * Municipality of Apače, Apače * Municipality of Beltinci, Beltinci * Municipality of Cankova, Cankova * Municipality of Črenšovci, Črenšovci * Municipality of Dobrovnik, Dobrovn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zala (former County)
Zala was an administrative county (comitatus) of the Kingdom of Hungary, bordered by the river Drave to the south. The territory of the former county is now divided between Hungary, Croatia and Slovenia. The capital of the county was Zalaegerszeg. Geography Zala county shared borders with the Austrian land Styria and the Hungarian counties Vas, Veszprém, Somogy, Belovár-Körös and Varasd (the latter two in Croatia-Slavonia). The river Drava (Hungarian: Dráva) river formed its southern border, Lake Balaton its eastern border. The rivers Mura and Zala flowed through the county. Its area was 5974 km2 around 1910. History Zala county arose as one of the first (counties) of the Kingdom of Hungary. In 1850, shortly after the 1848 revolutions, the mostly Croatian-speaking area between the Mur and Drava rivers – the Međimurje region (; , ) – was transferred to the Habsburg Kingdom of Croatia;Gesetz vom 12. Juni 1850, RGBl. 245/1850: it was returned to Zala in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mursko Središće
Mursko Središće (, Kajkavian language, Kajkavian: ''Mursko Središče'') is the northernmost town in Croatia, located at (altitude, alt. 175 m) and one of the oldest localities in Međimurje County. Mursko Središće has a total population of 6,307, and an area of . It lies on the river Mur River, Mura, the natural line dividing Croatia from Slovenia. Nearby places are Čakovec, Sveti Martin na Muri, Lendava, and Podturen. History Mursko Središće is first mentioned in 1334 as ''Sancti Martini in Zredysche''. Historian Ivan Kukuljevic-Sakcinski, Ivan Kukuljević-Sakcinski claimed that the site was occupied by the Ancient Rome, Romans and was known under the name of ''Helicanum''. If true, it would have been a strategic point on the road between Ptuj (Poetovio) in Slovenia and Carnuntum (Petronell) on the river Danube, the post between today's Vienna and Bratislava in Slovakia. The existing road was built in the 1st century. Other historians disagree, claiming that Helicanum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Language
Hungarian, or Magyar (, ), is an Ugric language of the Uralic language family spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighboring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary, it is also spoken by Hungarians, Hungarian communities in southern Slovakia, western Ukraine (Zakarpattia Oblast, Transcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia, northeastern Slovenia (Prekmurje), and eastern Austria (Burgenland). It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America (particularly the Hungarian Americans, United States and Canada) and Israel. With 14 million speakers, it is the Uralic family's most widely spoken language. Classification Hungarian is a member of the Uralic language family. Linguistic connections between Hungarian and other Uralic languages were noticed in the 1670s, and the family's existenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Imre Makovecz
Imre Makovecz (November 20, 1935 – September 27, 2011) was a Hungary, Hungarian architect active in Europe from the late 1950s onward. Makovecz was born and died in Budapest. He attended the Technical University of Budapest. He was founder and "eternal and executive president" of the Hungarian Academy of Arts. He was an award-winning architect, having won Ybl Prize, Kossuth Prize, Steindl Imre Prize and Prima Primissima Award among many others. Makovecz was one of the most prominent proponents of organic architecture. As such, his buildings attempt to work with the natural surroundings rather than triumph over them. Frank Lloyd Wright and Rudolf Steiner are both strong influences, as is traditional Hungarian art. His work began as a critique of communist ideology and the brutal uniformity of system building, but after the fall of the Communist regime in 1989, it became a comment on the nature of globalisation and corporate culture. In its attempts to refer to and build on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ledava
The Ledava (, ) is a river of Styria, Austria and of , Prekmurje, northeastern Slovenia. The Ledava is the largest river of Goričko and the largest tributary of the Mur in Slovenia. It is in length. It originates in Austria as the and first flows southeast. It enters Slovenia near , the highest peak of Prekmurje (), and flows south as the ''Ledava''. In this part of its course it forms the only gorge in Goričko. In the village of Ropoča, Municipality of Rogašovci, it flows into the , which distinguishes itself by a variety of bird species, a variety of dragonflies, and the best preserved otter population in Slovenia. The Ledava is the only outflow from the lake. In its lower course the river flows through Murska Sobota and Lendava. It has several (mainly left) tributaries in this part, the largest of them being the Kerka and the longest Kobilje Creek. Finally, it joins the Mur next to the Croatian- Hungarian-Slovenian border near Muraszemenye. References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
