Središče, Moravske Toplice

Središče Szerdahely
Središče Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°46′18.77″N 16°18′41.02″E / 46.7718806°N 16.3113944°ECoordinates: 46°46′18.77″N 16°18′41.02″E / 46.7718806°N 16.3113944°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Prekmurje
Statistical region	Mura
Municipality	Moravske Toplice
Area
• Total	3.81 km^2 (1.47 sq mi)
Elevation	246.2 m (807.7 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	66
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Središče (pronounced [sɾɛˈdiːʃtʃɛ]; Hungarian: Szerdahely) is a small village in the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, right on the border with Hungary. Središče has a population of 66 people, it has one church, a firehouse, and a cultural association (Kulturno društvo Antal Ferenc).^[2]

Mass grave

Središče is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War or its aftermath. The Središče Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Središče) lies northeast of the village, in an abandoned and overgrown part of the village cemetery. It contains the remains of three Hungarians that were shot while crossing the border illegally.^[3]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Moravske Toplice municipal site
3. Središče Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)

Gallery

• Historical images of Središče from 20th-century postcards
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External links

• Media related to Središče, Moravske Toplice at Wikimedia Commons
• Središče on Geopedia