Dolnji Slaveči (; Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. ''Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom.'' Radgona, p. 13. /ref>) is a
village
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Prekmurje
Prekmurje (; Prekmurje Slovene: ''Prèkmürsko'' or ''Prèkmüre''; ) is a geographically, linguistically, culturally, and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarians in Slovenia, Hungarian minority, lying betwee ...
region of northeastern
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
.
Name
The name ''Dolnji Slaveči'' (literally, 'lower Slaveči') contrasts with the name ''
Gornji Slaveči
Gornji Slaveči (; , ) is a village in the Municipality of Kuzma in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.
Name
The name ''Gornji Slaveči'' (literally, 'upper Slaveči') contrasts with the name '' Dolnji Slaveči'' (literally, 'lower Slaveči'), a vi ...
'' (literally, 'upper Slaveči'), a village in the neighboring
Municipality of Kuzma
The Municipality of Kuzma (; ) is a municipality in northeastern Slovenia. It gets its name from the largest settlement and administrative seat of the municipality, Kuzma. The current mayor is Jožef Škalič. It borders Austria.
Settlements
In ...
. Gornji Slaveči lies about higher in elevation than Dolnji Slaveči.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Dolnji Slaveči include:
* Miklós Küzmics (1737–1804), Hungarian Slovene writer and translator
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Anton Vratuša
Anton Vratuša (born Vratussa Antal; 21 February 1915 – 30 July 2017) was a Slovenian politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Slovenia from 1978 to 1980, and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia's ambassador to the U ...