The Municipality of Lendava (; sl, Občina Lendava; hu, Lendva község) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the traditional region of

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 Ri ...

in northeastern

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, an ...

. The seat of the municipality is the town of

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 Municipa ...

. 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 *

Čentiba Čentiba (; hu, Csente) is a settlement southeast of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, close to the border with Hungary. The local church in the settlement is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary and belongs to the Parish A parish is a ...

* Dolga Vas * Dolgovaške Gorice *

Dolina pri Lendavi Dolina pri Lendavi (; hu, Völgyifalu) is a settlement southeast of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It lies close to the border with Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning o ...

* Dolnji Lakoš * Gaberje * Genterovci * Gornji Lakoš *

Hotiza Hotiza (; hu, Murarév) is a village west of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Mura River, right on the border with Croatia. Name Hotiza was attested in written sources in 1389 as ''curia Hotyza'' (and ...

* Kamovci *

Kapca Kapca (; hu, Kapca) is a village west of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. The small church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, ...

Kot Kot is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family. The surname derives from the nickname with the literal meaning "cat".Kazimierz Rymut, Nazwiska Polaków. Słownik historyczno-etymologiczny, Wydawnictwo Naukowe DWN, Kraków 2001 The f ...

* Lendavske Gorice * Mostje *

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 ded ...

Pince Pince (; in older sources also ''Pinica'', hu, Pince) is a settlement southeast of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It lies close to the extreme eastern point of Slovenia, right on the border with Hungary. Name The Slovene name ''Pinc ...

* Pince–Marof *

Radmožanci Radmožanci ( or ; hu, Radamos) is a settlement northwest of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. References External linksRadmožanci on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Lendava {{Lendava-geo-stub ...

* Trimlini

Demographics

The population by native language according to the 2002 census was:Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
/ref> * Slovene: 5,516 (49.47%) *Hungarian: 4,390 (39.37%) *Other Europeans and unknown: 1,245 (11.16%) *Total: 11,151

References

External links

*
Municipality of Lendava on GeopediaLendava municipal site
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1994 establishments in Slovenia