Rankovci (pronounced [ɾaŋˈkoːu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Ferenczlak[2] or Ferencfalva[3]) is a village in the Municipality of Tišina in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia.[4]

Rankovci
Rankovci is located in Slovenia
Rankovci
Rankovci
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°40′23.24″N 16°5′10.61″E / 46.6731222°N 16.0862806°E / 46.6731222; 16.0862806
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityTišina
Area
 • Total
2.62 km2 (1.01 sq mi)
Elevation
197.9 m (649.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
254
[1]

Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Rankovci include:

  • Feri Kühar (1916–1945), the first sculptor from Prekmurje

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
  3. ^ Lelkes, György. 1992. Magyar helységnév-azonosító szótár. Budapest: Balassi Kiadó, p. 143.
  4. ^ Tišina municipal site
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