Petišovci ( or ; hu, Petesháza) is a settlement south of
Lendava in the
Prekmurje region of
Slovenia
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. It lies on the left bank of the
Mura River, right on the border with
Croatia
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Buildings
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to
Saint Rosalia and belongs to the
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of Lendava. It was built in 1994.
Sport
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 t ...
is a purpose built
motorcycle speedway
Motorcycle speedway, usually referred to simply as speedway, is a motorcycle sport involving four and sometimes up to six riders competing over four anti-clockwise laps of an oval circuit. The motorcycles are specialist machines that use only ...
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 links
Petišovci on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Lendava
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