Odranci (; hu, Adorjánfalva) is a settlement 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 R ...
region of
Slovenia
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. It is the seat of the
Municipality of Odranci and also the only settlement in the municipality. Odranci is the largest settlement of the Dolinsko region, which lies between the
Mura and
Ledava
The Ledava (German: Limbach, Hungarian: Lendva) is a river of Styria, Austria and of , Prekmurje, northeastern Slovenia.
The Ledava is the largest river of Goričko and the largest tributary of the Mur in Slovenia. It is in length. It originates ...
rivers.
Črnec Creek, a tributary of the Ledava, flows through the settlement.
Name
Odranci was attested in written sources in 1322 and 1428 as ''Adrianch'' (and as ''Adryanch'' in 1389). The name may be derived from ''*Odьr′anьci'', based on the forgotten
hydronym
A hydronym (from el, ὕδρω, , "water" and , , "name") is a type of toponym that designates a proper name of a body of water. Hydronyms include the proper names of rivers and streams, lakes and ponds, swamps and marshes, seas and oceans. As ...
''*Odьra''; if so, the name literally means 'people living along the Odra River'. Another possibility is derivation from ''*Odr′anьci'', based on the Latin name ''(H)adriānus'' and meaning 'people living in (H)adrian's settlement'.
Church
The
parish church
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in the settlement is dedicated to the
Holy Trinity
The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God th ...
and belongs to the
Murska Sobota Diocese. It was completed in 1967 and is an imposing octagonal building with a low dome and a triple
belfry.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Odranci include:
*Anton Hajdinjak (1894–1938), blacksmith and political agitator
*
Lojze Kozar Sr. (1910–1999), priest, writer, and translator
*
Lojze Kozar Jr. (born 1958), priest, poet, and writer
References
External links
Odranci on Geopedia
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Populated places in the Municipality of Odranci