Gornji Petrovci
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Gornji Petrovci (pronounced [ˈɡoːɾnji pɛˈtɾoːu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Péterhegy[2]) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci.[3]
Churches
There are two churches in Gornji Petrovci. The Roman Catholic parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and is a structure that originated in the late 13th century, but was rebuilt on a number of occasions in the following centuries, preserving certain features from each phase. The relatively short nave is Romanesque, with Baroque internal furnishings. The sanctuary is Late Gothic.[4] The local Lutheran church is a large single-nave building and is one of the largest Lutheran churches in Prekmurje. It was built in 1804 and renovated in 1894.[5]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Gornji Petrovci include:
- Mátyás Godina (1768–1835), Lutheran pastor and writer
- János Hüll (1714–1781), dean of the Slovene March
- Sándor Mikola (1871–1945), physics teacher and irredentist
References
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- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 12.
- ↑ Gornji Petrovci municipal site
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 2997
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 4148
