Berkovci

Berkovci (pronounced [ˈbeːɾkɔu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Berkeháza) is a settlement northwest of Prosenjakovci in the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[2]

Berkovci
Berkovci pri Prosenjakovcih (after 1955), Berkeháza
Berkovci is located in Slovenia
Berkovci
Berkovci
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°45′7.98″N 16°17′32.39″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityMoravske Toplice
Area
 • Total1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi)
Elevation
249.4 m (818.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total55
[1]

There is a small chapel in the settlement with a three-story belfry. It was built in 1913.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Berkovci to Berkovci pri Prosenjakovcih in 1955.[4] The name was later shortened to Berkovci.[5]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Moravske Toplice municipal site
  3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register national heritage reference number 22029
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Berkovci. (in Slovene)


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