Felsőszölnök ( sl, Gornji Senik, german: Oberzemming. la, Zelnuk Superior) is a village in
Vas County,
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...
. It is the westernmost point of Hungary, and lies on the borders with Slovenia and Austria.
Location
The nearest settlements are Oberdrosen in
Jennersdorf
Jennersdorf (; hu, Gyanafalva, Gyana-Falva, sl, Ženavci) is a town in Burgenland, Austria, and capital of the district of Jennersdorf.
Geography
Cadastral communities
A cadastral community or cadastral municipality, is a cadastral subdivision ...
,
Burgenland
Burgenland (; hu, Őrvidék; hr, Gradišće; Austro-Bavarian: ''Burgnland;'' Slovene: ''Gradiščanska'') is the easternmost and least populous state of Austria. It consists of two statutory cities and seven rural districts, with a total of ...
to the northwest, and Neradnovci in the Municipality of
Gornji Petrovci
Gornji Petrovci (; hu, Péterhegy, Prekmurje Slovene: ''Gornji Petrouvci'') is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci.
Churches
There are two churches in Gornji Petrovci. The Roman Catholic parish church is ...
, Slovenia to the south.
Culture
The
Alliance of Hungarian Slovenes
An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...
has its seat in Felsőszölnök, there is a preschool with education in Slovene, and Slovene is taught in the primary school.
The
Martinje
Martinje (; hu, Magasfok) is a village in the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, right on the border with Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the ...
-Felsőszölnök border crossing between Hungary and Slovenia was opened in 1992, resulting in more frequent contacts between the districts in the neighbouring countries.
Twin cities
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Kuzma Kuzma may refer to:
Locations
*Kuzma, Kuzma, a settlement in the Municipality of Kuzma, Slovenia
*Municipality of Kuzma, a municipality in Slovenia
People
*Kuzma, a Slavic given name derived from Cosmas
**Kuzma Minin, Russian merchant and hero 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 ...
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Sankt Martin an der Raab
Sankt Martin an der Raab ( hu, Rábaszentmárton, Rába-Szentmárton, sl, Sveti Martin pri Rabi) is a town in the district of Jennersdorf in the Austrian state of Burgenland
Burgenland (; hu, Őrvidék; hr, Gradišće; Austro-Bavarian: ''Bur ...
,
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
People
* András Horváth worked in Felsőszölnök.
*
József Kossics József Kossics, also known in Slovene as Jožef Košič (around October 9, 1788, Bogojina, Austria-Hungary – December 26, 1867, Felsőszölnök), was a Hungarian-Slovenian writer, Catholic priest, ethnologist, linguist, poet, and historian.
Ko ...
died in Felsőszölnök.
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István Pintér
István Pintér ( sl, Števan Pinter) ( January 25, 1831 – December 11, 1875) was a Hungarian Slovene writer and court in Felsőszölnök.
He was born and lived in the Jánoshegy (locally: ''Janošovi brejg''), near Felsőszölnök. His par ...
References
External links
Felsőszölnök(in
Hungarian)
Populated places in Vas County
Hungarian Slovenes
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