Fikšinci (; in older sources also ''Fukšlinci'',
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Prekmurje Slovene, also known as the Prekmurje dialect, Eastern Slovene, or Wendish (, , Prekmurje Slovene: ''prekmürski jezik, prekmürščina, prekmörščina, prekmörski jezik, panonska slovenščina''), is the language of Prekmurje in Easte ...
: ''Fükšinci'') is a village
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in the Municipality of Rogašovci
The Municipality of Rogašovci (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Prekmurje in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Rogašovci. Rogašovci became a municipality in 1994. It borders Austria.
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in the Prekmurje
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region of northeastern Slovenia
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The local church in the centre of the village is dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows Saint Mary of the Snows, also Our Lady of the Snows, may refer to:
Dedication
* Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary Major, a liturgical feast day previously known in Latin as ''Dedicatio Sanctæ Mariæ ad Nives'', translating as "''Dedication ...
. It is a simple single-nave
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building with a polygonal apse and a belfry
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, built in 1850.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 3047
References
External links
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Fikšinci on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Rogašovci
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