Pečarovci
Szentsebestyén
The Topla prouška annual fair in Pečarovci (2008)
The Topla prouška annual fair in Pečarovci (2008)
Pečarovci is located in Slovenia
Pečarovci
Pečarovci
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°44′47.18″N 16°7′58.95″E / 46.7464389°N 16.1330417°E / 46.7464389; 16.1330417
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityPuconci
Area
  Total8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Elevation
267.2 m (876.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total414
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Pečarovci (pronounced [pɛˈtʃaːɾɔu̯tsi]; in older sources also Sveti Sebeštjan,[2] Hungarian: Szentsebestyén,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Püčarovci[3]) is a village in the Municipality of Puconci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[4]

There are two churches in the settlement. The Roman Catholic parish church is dedicated to Saint Sebastian and was built in 1824. It has a single nave with a polygonal apse and a belfry on its eastern side. It belongs to the Diocese of Murska Sobota.[5] The second church is a Lutheran church built north of the main settlement in the hamlet of Gorenšček.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Pečarovci include:

References


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