Cankova (; ,''Radkersburg und Luttenberg'' (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut. ) is a village 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

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. It is the seat of the

Municipality of Cankova The Municipality of Cankova (; ) is a municipality in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Cankova. It borders Austria. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Cankova, the municipality also inc ...

Name

Cankova was attested in historical sources as ''Kaltenprun sive Hydeghuth'' in 1366 and ''Hydegkwth'' in 1499. The Slovenian name is a clipped form of *''Cankova ves'' 'Can(e)k's village', referring to an early person associated with the place. The German name ''Kaltenbrunn'' literally means 'cold well', and the Hungarian name ''Vashidegkút'' literally means 'cold well in

Vas County Vas (, ; ; or ; ) is an administrative county (Counties of Hungary, comitatus or ''vármegye'') of Hungary. It was also one of the counties of the former Kingdom of Hungary. It is part of the Centrope Project. Geography Vas County lies in weste ...

Church

The

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...

in Cankova is dedicated to

Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...

and belongs to the

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 built in 1754 and renovated in 1900. It has a

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plan with a western

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Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Cankova include: *

Ágoston Pável Ágoston Pável, also known in Slovenian language, Slovenian as Avgust Pavel (28 August 1886, Cankova, Kingdom of Hungary, today in Slovenia – 2 January 1946, Szombathely, Hungary) was a Hungarian Slovenes, Hungarian Slovene poet, ethnologi ...

(1886–1946), writer. The house he was born in was renovated in 1998 and houses an exhibition about the writer.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 6853 *

Branko Pintarič Branko Pintarič (born March 30, 1967) is a Slovenes, Slovene writer, actor, and theatre organizer. He was born in Murska Sobota, in the Prekmurje region, and raised in Rogašovci. He attended high school in Murska Sobota, and later studied phil ...

(1967–), actor and writer *

Antal Stevanecz Antal Števanecz or ''Steffanecz'' (; December 29, 1861 – April 12, 1921) was a Slovene teacher and writer in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was born in Vanča Vas, near Tišina (now in Prekmurje). His parents were Mátyás Stevanécz and Zs ...

(1861–1921), teacher and writer

References

External links

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