Puconci

Summary

Puconci (pronounced [ˈpuːtsɔntsi]; in older sources also Pucinci,[2] Hungarian: Battyánd,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Püconci[3]) is a town in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia.[4] It is the seat of the Municipality of Puconci. Prior to 1920 it was known as Battyánd.

Puconci
Battyánd
Puconci is located in Slovenia
Puconci
Puconci
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°42′14″N 16°09′26″E / 46.70389°N 16.15722°E / 46.70389; 16.15722
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityPuconci
Area
 • Total4.89 km2 (1.89 sq mi)
Elevation
205.7 m (674.9 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total633

Church edit

 
Puconci Lutheran church

There is a Lutheran church in the middle of the settlement, built in 1784, the first Lutheran church in the region of Prekmurje.[5] It was rebuilt and restyled in 1909.[6]

Notable people edit

Prominent natives and residents of Puconci include the writers István Lülik, Sándor Terplán, Rudolf Czipott, and Ferenc Berke, and the politician Feri Horvat.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Naselje Puconci". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 12.
  3. ^ "Živinsko i drobno senje (sejmi) v Sl. Krajini." 1929. Nájszvetejsega Szrca Jezusovoga veliki kalendár za lüdsztvo 26: 103. (in Slovene)
  4. ^ Puconci municipal site
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 4153
  6. ^ "Pogled v zgodovino" [View into History]. Evangeličanska cerkev AV v Republiki Sloveniji [The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Denomination in the Republic of Slovenia]. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.

External links edit

  • Puconci on Geopedia