Gančani

Gančani
Gančani

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°37′47.99″N 16°14′51.44″E / 46.6299972°N 16.2476222°E / 46.6299972; 16.2476222Coordinates: 46°37′47.99″N 16°14′51.44″E / 46.6299972°N 16.2476222°E / 46.6299972; 16.2476222
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Prekmurje
Statistical region Mura
Municipality Beltinci
Area
  Total 13.64 km2 (5.27 sq mi)
Elevation 178.6 m (586.0 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 996
[1]

Gančani (pronounced [ˈɡaːntʃani]; Hungarian: Lendvarózsavölgy,[2] Prekmurje Slovene (sometimes): Ganiča) is a village in the Municipality of Beltinci in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia.[3]

There is a chapel with a two-storey belfry in the centre of the village. It is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and belongs to the Parish of Beltinci.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1914. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
  3. Beltinci municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 2873

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