Križevci, Gornji Petrovci

Križevci (pronounced [ˈkɾiːʒɛu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Keresztúr, in older sources Tótkeresztúr[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.

Križevci
Tótkeresztúr
Križevci is located in Slovenia
Križevci
Križevci
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°47′37.68″N 16°14′31.12″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityGornji Petrovci
Area
 • Total13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Elevation
283.5 m (930.1 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total357
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Križevci v Prekmurju to Križevci in 1952.[3] Its name (literally, 'crosses') is derived from a chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross that used to stand in the village, but was pulled down in the late 19th century.[4]

Cultural heritage

There is a large Lutheran church in the village, built in 1785 and enlarged in 1885. It is one of the earliest Lutheran churches in Prekmurje.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Križevci include:

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 8.
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Gornji Petrovci municipal site
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number 4151


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