Ženavlje
| Ženavlje Gyanafa | |
|---|---|
  Ženavlje Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°50′20.45″N 16°10′38.88″E / 46.8390139°N 16.1774667°ECoordinates: 46°50′20.45″N 16°10′38.88″E / 46.8390139°N 16.1774667°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Gornji Petrovci |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.53 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 349.4 m (1,146.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 99 |
| [1] | |
Ženavlje (pronounced [ʒɛˈnaːu̯ljɛ]; Hungarian: Gyanafa[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[3]
Ženavlje is known as the unplanned landing site of a stratospheric balloon with the Belgian pioneering balloonist Max Cosyns and his student Nérée van der Elst on 18 August 1934. The 18th of August was declared a municipal holiday and in 1997 a large bronze monument in the shape of a balloon was erected on the spot of the crash landing to commemorate the event.[4]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 6.
- ↑ Gornji Petrovci municipal site
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 17195
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