Črenšovci

Place in Prekmurje, Slovenia

46°34′28.9″N 16°17′37.35″E / 46.574694°N 16.2937083°E / 46.574694; 16.2937083Country

SloveniaTraditional regionPrekmurjeStatistical regionMuraMunicipalityČrenšovciArea

• Total10.0 km² (3.9 sq mi)Elevation

170.4 m (559.1 ft)Population

(2020)

• Total1,151 • Density120/km² (300/sq mi)^[1]

Črenšovci (pronounced [ˈtʃɾeːnʃɔu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Cserföld) is a settlement in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia.^[2] It is the seat of the Municipality of Črenšovci. Črnec Creek, a tributary of the Ledava, flows past the settlement.^[3]

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.^[4]

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

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Črenšovci municipal site
^ Savnik, Roman (1980). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 102.
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 1145