Pečarovci (pronounced [pɛˈtʃaːɾɔu̯tsi]; in older sources also Sveti Sebeštjan,[2] Hungarian: Szentsebestyén,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Pečörovci[3]) is a village in the Municipality of Puconci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[4]
There are two churches in the settlement. The Roman Catholic parish church is dedicated to Saint Sebastian and was built in 1824. It has a single nave with a polygonal apse and a belfry on its eastern side. It belongs to the Diocese of Murska Sobota.[5] The second church is a Lutheran church built north of the main settlement in the hamlet of Gorenšček.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Pečarovci include:
- Mihály Bertalanits (1788–1853), poet and teacher
- József Klekl (1874–1948), politician
- Iván Persa (1861–1935), writer
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 12.
- ^ Danica Kardoš. "»Pečörovski zgrebaš - fašanek fest«" (PDF). puconci.e-obcina.si. Občan. Glasilo Občine Puconci. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ Puconci municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3222
External links
Media related to Pečarovci at Wikimedia Commons- Pečarovci on Geopedia
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