Črenšovci

Črenšovci
Panoramic view of Črenšovci
Črenšovci Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°34′28.9″N 16°17′37.35″E / 46.574694°N 16.2937083°ECoordinates: 46°34′28.9″N 16°17′37.35″E / 46.574694°N 16.2937083°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Prekmurje
Statistical region	Mura
Municipality	Črenšovci
Area
• Total	10.0 km^2 (3.9 sq mi)
Elevation	170.4 m (559.1 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	1,181
[1]

Črenšovci (pronounced [ˈtʃɾeːnʃɔu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Cserfőld) is a settlement in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia.^[2] It is the seat of the Municipality of Črenšovci.

The parish church in Črenšovci is dedicated to the Holy Cross and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It was built in 1860 on the site of an earlier church originating from the early 14th century.^[3]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Črenšovci include:

• Jakab Szabár (1802/3–1863), priest and writer
• Vilmos Tkálecz (1894–19??), schoolmaster and politician

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Črenšovci municipal site
3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 1145

External links

• Media related to Črenšovci at Wikimedia Commons
• Črenšovci on Geopedia