Kančevci (pronounced [ˈkaːntʃɛu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Felsőszentbenedek,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Kančovci[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[3]
Kančevci
Felsőszentbenedek | |
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St. Benedict's Parish Church | |
Coordinates: 46°45′21.42″N 16°14′21.85″E / 46.7559500°N 16.2394028°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Traditional region | Prekmurje |
Statistical region | Mura |
Municipality | Moravske Toplice |
Area | |
• Total | 4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi) |
Elevation | 331.5 m (1,087.6 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 55 |
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Church
editThe parish church, built to the east of the main settlement, is dedicated to Saint Benedict. It was first mentioned in written sources dating to 1208. It has a single nave with a polygonal choir and was extensively renovated and rebuilt in a Neo-Romanesque style in 1898.[4] It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota.[5]
Notable people
edit- Miklós Küzmics (1737–1804), writer
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 7.
- ^ Moravske Toplice municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3056
- ^ Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal site
External links
edit- Media related to Kančevci at Wikimedia Commons
- Kančevci on Geopedia