Ratkovci (; hu, Rátkalak) is a small

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 Moravske Toplice The Municipality of Moravske Toplice (; sl, Občina Moravske Toplice) is a municipality in Slovenia, part of the Prekmurje region. Its seat is the spa settlement of Moravske Toplice. The municipality is an important center of Lutheranism in Slo ...

in the

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 ...

region of

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 ...

Geography

The population is scattered along the valley of Ratkovci Creek ( sl, Ratkovski potok) and the road linking Prosenjakovci with

Križevci Križevci (; la, Crisium; hu, Kőrös ; german: Kreutz ) is a city in central Croatia with a total population of 21,122 and with 11,231 in the city itself (2011), the oldest city in its county, the Koprivnica-Križevci County. History The f ...

. The shallow valley is dominated by meadows with fields on gentle, sunny slopes and forests at higher elevations. The farms are small, with honey production and dairying being the main economic activities. Most villagers are employed in Prosenjakovci.

Cultural heritage

There is a three-story wooden belfry in the village, built in 1987 to replace an older structure.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 6849

Notable residents

Ratkovci is the birthplace of the Hungarian Slovenian priest and writer

Péter Kollár Péter Kollár ( Slovene ''Peter Kolar'', 18 June 1855 – 31 December 1908) was a Hungarian Slovenian Roman Catholic priest and writer. Born in Ratkovci, Prekmurje, his parents were Péter Kollár and Judit Zselezen. He was ordained on 13 ...

References

External links

Ratkovci on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Moravske Toplice {{MoravskeToplice-geo-stub