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Petišovci
Petišovci ( or ; hu, Petesháza) is a settlement south of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Mur River, Mura River, right on the border with Croatia. Buildings The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Rosalia and belongs to the Parish of Lendava. It was built in 1994. Sport Petišovci Stadium is a purpose built motorcycle speedway stadium located east of Petišovci, off the Rudarska ulica. The facility hosts the Športno Društvo Lendava team and has been a significant venue for speedway hosting important events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship. References External linksPetišovci on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Lendava {{Lendava-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petišovci Stadium
Petišovci Stadium ( sl, Stadion Petišovci) is a purpose-built motorcycle speedway stadium near Lendava in Slovenia. It is located east of Petišovci and approximately 5 kilometres south of Lendava, off the Rudarska ulica. The facility hosts the Športno Društvo Lendava team. History The facility has been a significant venue for speedway and hosted many important events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship, starting in 1981, when Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia. The stadium continues to hold important events such as rounds of the 2009 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship and the 2010 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship The 2010 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship was the 34th edition of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM World motorcycle speedway Under-21 Championships. For the first time a champion would be determined from three rac .... References Speedway venues in Slovenia Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Lendava
The Municipality of Lendava (; sl, Občina Lendava; hu, Lendva község) is a municipality in the traditional region of Prekmurje in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Lendava. Lendava became a municipality in 1994. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Lendava, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Banuta * Benica * Brezovec, Lendava, Brezovec * Čentiba * Dolga Vas, Lendava, Dolga Vas * Dolgovaške Gorice * Dolina pri Lendavi * Dolnji Lakoš * Gaberje, Lendava, Gaberje * Genterovci * Gornji Lakoš * Hotiza * Kamovci * Kapca * Kot, Lendava, Kot * Lendavske Gorice * Mostje, Lendava, Mostje * Petišovci * Pince * Pince–Marof * Radmožanci * Trimlini Demographics The population by native language according to the 2002 census was: *Slovene language, Slovene: 5,516 (49.47%) *Hungarian: 4,390 (39.37%) *Other Europeans and unknown: 1,245 (11.16%) *Total: 11,151 References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Slovenia
The national flag of Slovenia ( sl, zastava Slovenije) features three equal horizontal bands of white (top), blue, and red, with the Coat of arms of Slovenia located in the upper hoist side of the flag centered in the white and blue bands. The coat of arms is a shield with the image of Mount Triglav, Slovenia's highest peak, in white against a blue background at the center; beneath it are two wavy blue lines representing the Adriatic Sea and local rivers, and above it are three six-pointed golden stars arranged in an inverted triangle which are taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Celje, the great Slovene dynastic house of the late 14th and early 15th centuries. The flag's colors are considered to be Pan-Slavism, Pan-Slavic, but they actually come from the Middle Ages, medieval coat of arms of the Duchy of Carniola, consisting of 3 stars, a mountain, and three colors (red, blue, yellow). crescent. The existing Slovene tricolor was raised for the first time in history duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers , and has a population of 2.1 million (2,108,708 people). Slovenes constitute over 80% of the country's population. Slovene, a South Slavic language, is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. A sub-mediterranean climate reaches to the northern extensions of the Dinaric Alps that traverse the country in a northwest–southeast direction. The Julian Alps in the northwest have an alpine climate. Toward the northeastern Pannonian Basin, a continental climate is more pronounced. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geogr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prekmurje
Prekmurje (; dialectically: ''Prèkmürsko'' or ''Prèkmüre''; hu, Muravidék) is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarian minority, lying between the Mur River in Slovenia and the Rába Valley (the watershed of the Rába; sl, Porabje) in the westernmost part of Hungary. It maintains certain specific linguistic, cultural and religious features that differentiate it from other Slovenian traditional regions. It covers an area of and has a population of 78,000 people. Name It is named after the Mur River, which separates it from the rest of Slovenia (a literal translation from Slovene would be ''Over-Mur'' or ''Transmurania''). In Hungarian, the region is known as ''Muravidék'', and in German as ''Übermurgebiet''. The name Prekmurje was introduced in the twentieth century, although it is derived from an older term. Before 1919, the Slovenian-inhabited lands of Vas County in the Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statistical Regions Of Slovenia
The statistical regions of Slovenia are 12 administrative entities created in 2000 for legal and statistical purposes. Division By a decree in 2000, Slovenia has been divided into 12 statistical regions ( NUTS-3 level), which are grouped in two cohesion regions (NUTS-2 level). which replace the historical regions of the country. The statistical regions have been grouped into two cohesion regions are: *Eastern Slovenia (''Vzhodna Slovenija'' – SI01), which groups the Mura, Drava, Carinthia, Savinja, Central Sava, Lower Sava, Southeast Slovenia, and Littoral–Inner Carniola regions. * Western Slovenia (''Zahodna Slovenija'' – SI02), which groups the Central Slovenia, Upper Carniola, Gorizia, and Coastal–Karst regions. Sources Slovenian regions in figures 2014 See also *List of Slovenian regions by Human Development Index *Municipalities of Slovenia Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities ( Slovene: ''občine'', singular'' občina''), of which 12 have urban (metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mura Statistical Region
The Mura Statistical Region ( sl, Pomurska statistična regija) is a statistical region in northeast Slovenia. It is predominantly agricultural with field crops representing over three-quarters of the total agricultural area (twice as much as the Slovene average). Climate and soil combined have made it the region with the highest crop production, but its geographical position and inferior infrastructure put it at a disadvantage and it is the region of Slovenia with the lowest GDP per capita (EUR 12,267) and the highest rate of registered unemployment. Cities and towns The Mura Statistical Region includes four cities and towns, the largest of which is Murska Sobota. Municipalities The Mura Statistical Region comprises the following 27 municipalities: * Apače * Beltinci * Cankova * Črenšovci * Dobrovnik * Gornja Radgona * Gornji Petrovci * Grad * Hodoš * Kobilje * Križevci * Kuzma * Lendava * Ljutomer * Moravske Toplice * Murska Sobota * Odranci * Puconci * Radenci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities ( Slovene: ''občine'', singular'' občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovene is an official language of all the municipalities. Hungarian is a second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian is a second official language of four municipalities (of which one has urban status) in the Slovene Littoral The Slovene Littoral ( sl, Primorska, ; it, Litorale; german: Küstenland) is one of the five traditional regions of Slovenia. Its name recalls the former Austrian Littoral (''Avstrijsko Primorje''), the Habsburg possessions on the upper Adria ...: Ankaran/Ancarano, Izola/Isola, Koper/Capodistria, and Piran/Pirano. In the EU statistics, the municipalities of Slovenia are classified as "local administrative unit 2" (LAU 2), below 58 administrative units ('), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lendava
Lendava (; formerly ''Dolnja Lendava'', in older sources also ''Dolenja Lendava''; hu, Lendva, formerly ''Alsólendva''; german: Lindau, formerly ''Unter-Limbach'') is a town in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is the seat of the Municipality of Lendava. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga Vas–Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene. The town is the centre of the Hungarian minority in Slovenia. It is also known for the monumental theater and Hungarian Community Centre designed by the architect Imre Makovecz. Name The town is named after the Ledava River; the original nasal in the name of the river was lost in Slovene, but the ''n'' in the name of the town was preserved due to Hungarian influence. The former name of the town, ''Dolnja Lendava'' (literally, 'lower Lendava'), contrasted with that of ''Gornja Lendava'' (literally 'upper Lendava'). The name of the settlement was changed from ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mur River
The Mur () or Mura (; ; ; Prekmurje Slovene: ''Müra''Novak, Vilko. 2006. ''Slovar stare knjižne prekmurščine''. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU, pp. 262, 269. or ''Möra'') is a river in Central Europe rising in the Hohe Tauern national park of the Central Eastern Alps in Austria with its source being above sea level. It is a tributary of the Drava and subsequently the Danube. The Mur's total length is around . About 326 km are within the interior of Austria; 95 km flow in and around Slovenia (67 km along the borders with Austria and Croatia, 28 km inside Slovenia), and the rest forms the border between Croatia and Hungary. The largest city on the river is Graz, Austria. Its drainage basin covers an area of . Tributary, Tributaries of the Mur include the Mürz, the Sulm (Austria), Sulm, the Ščavnica, the Ledava and the Trnava (Međimurje), Trnava. Etymology The river was attested as ''Maura'' in AD 799, ''Muora'' in 890, ''Mura'' in 1259, ''Mvr'' and ''Mver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia
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Saint Rosalia
Rosalia (1130–1166), also called La Santuzza or "''The Little Saint''", and in Sicilian as "Rusulia", is the patron saint of Palermo in Italy, Camargo, Chihuahua, and three towns in Venezuela: El Hatillo, Zuata, and El Playon. She is especially important internationally as a saint invoked in times of plague. From 2020 onwards she has been invoked by some citizens of Palermo to protect the city from COVID-19. Biography Rosalia was born of a Norman noble family that claimed descent from Charlemagne. Devoutly religious, she retired to live as a hermit in a cave on Mount Pellegrino, where she died alone in 1166. Tradition says that she was led to the cave by two angels. On the cave wall she wrote ''"I, Rosalia, daughter of Sinibald, Lord of ontedelle Rose, and Quisquina, have taken the resolution to live in this cave for the love of my Lord, Jesus Christ."'' 1624 plague In 1624, a plague beset Palermo. During this hardship Rosalia reportedly appeared first to a si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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