Grad (; formerly ''Gornja Lendava'', hu, FelsőlendvaVengušt, Jernej. 1919. ''Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom.'' Radgona, p. 9.
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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 Grad 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 northeastern

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. It is the seat of the municipality and is the largest and oldest settlement in the Goričko region.

Name

Grad was first mentioned in written sources as ''Lyndwa'', and later as ''Gornja Lendava'' (literally 'upper Lendava', contrasting with ''

Dolnja Lendava Lendava (; formerly ''Dolnja Lendava'', in older sources also ''Dolenja Lendava''; hu, Lendva, formerly ''Alsólendva''; german: Lindau, formerly ''Unter-Limbach'') is a town in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is the seat of the Municipa ...

'', literally 'lower Lendava'). The name of the settlement was changed from ''Gornja Lendava'' to ''Grad'' in 1952.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

Grad Castle

Grad means 'castle' in Slovene and refers to the castle dating from the late 12th century strategically situated on a hill overlooking the settlement. It is one of the largest castle complexes in Slovenia, with 365 rooms. After World War II, the castle was divided into small residential apartments. With Slovenia joining the European Union, funds have been made available for the restoration of the castle. Certain parts of the castle are open to the public.

Church

A pilgrimage church dedicate to the

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stands in the center of the village. It is one of the highest-quality examples of Gothic architecture in the Mura Valley.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Grad include: * György Almásy (1867–1933), ethnographer and zoologist * István Szelmár (1820–1877), writer *

István Zsemlics István Zsemlics or Zsemlits ( sl, 'Števan Žemlič' or ; around July 9, 1840 – November 10, 1891) was a Slovenes, Slovene author and Catholic Church, Catholic priest. He was born in Murska Sobota in the region Prekmurje, in what was the Vas (f ...

(1840–1891), writer * Dénes Szécsi ( 1410–1465), cardinal

References

External links

Grad on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Grad {{Grad-geo-stub