Petanjci

Place in Prekmurje, Slovenia
46°39′2.23″N 16°4′40.3″E / 46.6506194°N 16.077861°E / 46.6506194; 16.077861Country SloveniaTraditional regionPrekmurjeStatistical regionMuraMunicipalityTišinaArea
 • Total7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi)Elevation
196 m (643 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total676[1]

Petanjci (pronounced [pɛˈtaːntsi]; Hungarian: Szécsénykút[2]) is a village on the left bank of the Mura River in the Municipality of Tišina in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia.[3]

There is a small chapel in the village. It is dedicated to Saint Florian and was built in the early 20th century in the Neo-Gothic style.[4]

Notable residents

  • Johannes Kepler (1571–1630), astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer. In 1598, he spent a month at former Kastelišče Castle (Nádasdy Mansion), where as a Protestant he found refuge from Catholic persecution.[5]
  • Nika Zorjan (born 1992), singer and songwriter

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
  3. ^ Tišina municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3449
  5. ^ "Grad (Kastelišče) Petanjci". Kamra. Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 21 February 2021.

External links

  • Media related to Petanjci at Wikimedia Commons
  • Petanjci on Geopedia
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Landmarks
  • Tišina Mansion
  • Tišina Parish Church
    • Notable people


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