The Municipality of Cankova (; ) is a
municipality
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in the
Prekmurje
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region of
Slovenia
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. The seat of the municipality is the town of
Cankova. It borders
Austria
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.
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
Krašči (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Cankova in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. The Ledava River runs through the settlement and the reservoir created by the dam south of the village divides the village into two settle ...
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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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