Pertoča (; in older sources also ''Prtoča'',Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. ''Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom.'' Radgona, p. 12.
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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. Settlem ...

in the

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

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. The

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in the village is dedicated to

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. It belongs to the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota The Diocese of Murska Sobota (; ) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Murska Sobota in the ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Murska Sobota from ...

. It was originally a Gothic building dating to the 16th century. In the 1960s the original church was demolished and rebuilt in a modern style.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
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References

External links

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