Cven (, german: Zween) is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the Municipality of Ljutomer in eastern

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 area traditionally belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Mura Statistical Region.

Name

Cven was attested in written sources in 1445 as ''Wyenn'' and circa 1500 as ''Wienn''. The Slovene name ''Cven'' is borrowed from the

Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...

prepositional phrase ''ze Wienn'', literally 'at Wienn'. The name ''Wienn'' refers to a manor built in the 14th century by a military commander named Aman. It may be derived from the

noun ''win'' 'acquisition'.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1980. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 131. For similar Slovene geographical names based on foreign-language prepositional phrases of location, compare '' Cmurek'', '' Crngrob'', '' Dragonja'', ''

Sostro Sostro (; german: Sostru''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna.) is a formerly independent settlement in the eastern part of the capital Ljubl ...

'', and '' Spuhlja''.

History

Potsherds and human remains from antiquity have been found in the settlement, testifying to early settlement in the area. The village was sacked during a peasant uprising in 1704, and the castle was also burned and never rebuilt. Cven Castle was surrounded by a

meander A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank ( cut bank) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex ban ...

in the Murica River on three sides and protected by a moat on the fourth side. Cven was known for horse breeding from the mid-19th century until the Second World War. Horse races were held as early as 1850 along the road from Ljutomer to

Križevci pri Ljutomeru Križevci pri Ljutomeru (, in older sources ''Križovci'', german: Kreuzdorf) is a settlement in the Prlekija region in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Križevci. It is part of the traditional region of Styria and is now in ...

, and a horse racing society was established in 1875, which also set up a racetrack in Cven. A school was established in the village in 1879, and a fire station was built in 1892.

Cultural heritage

There is a small

chapel A chapel is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. Firstly, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common typ ...

with a belfry in the centre of the village. It is dedicated to Saint Joseph and was built in 1867.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 3110

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Cven include: *

Jakob Babič Jakob may refer to: People * Jakob (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jakob (surname), including a list of people with the name Other * Jakob (band), a New Zealand band, and the title of their 1999 EP * Max Jakob Memorial Aw ...

(1909–1941), political activist *

Aleksander Dimitrijev Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

(ca. 1868–1942), Russian colonel, horse-breeding specialist, and technical writer *

Avgust Loparnik Avgust is a male given name. Russian name In Russian, Avgust (russian: А́вгуст or ) is a male given name.Superanskaya p. 21 Its feminine versions are AvgustaPetrovsky, p. 32 and Avgustina.Nikonov, p. 63 The name is deriv ...

(1911–?), musician *

Stanko Pušenjak Stanko or Stańko () is a variation of the Slavic masculine given name Stanislav. Nicknames in hbs, Ćane, Ćano. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Stanko Abadžić (born 1952), Croatian photographer and photojournalist *Stanko B ...

(1895–1965), healthcare worker *

Tomaž Pušenjak Tomaž is the Slovene form of the male given name Thomas. People Bearers of these names include: *Tomaž Barada, Slovenian martial artist * Tomaž Čižman (born 1965), Slovenian alpine skier *Tomaž Humar (born 1969), Slovenian mountaineer *Anton ...

(1861–1920), beekeeper and agricultural specialist * Vekoslav Raič (1844–1929), social activist *

Ivan Rajh Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgar ...

(1842–1908), politician *

Janez Reich Janez may refer to: People: * Janez (given name), a Slovene given name * Janež, a Slovene surname In music: *Janez Detd., a Belgian rock band May also refer to a semi-pejorative term used in the Croatian North and beyond for Slovenes The ...

(1857–1938), education specialist *

Franc Seršen The franc is any of various units of currency. One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes. The name is said to derive from the Latin inscription ''francorum rex'' (King of the Franks) used on early French coins and until the 18th centu ...

(1850–1916), social activist *

Peter Skuhala Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

(1850–1916), poet, storyteller, and journalist * Franc Vozlič (1853–1915), folklore specialist

References

External links

Cven on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ljutomer {{Ljutomer-geo-stub