| Petanjci Petajnci | |
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  PetanjciLocation in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′2.23″N 16°4′40.3″E / 46.6506194°N 16.077861°E / 46.6506194; 16.077861 | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Tišina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.64 km (2.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 196 m (643 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 676 |
Petanjci (pronounced [pɛˈtaːntsi]; Hungarian: Szécsénykút, Prekmurje Slovene: Petajnci) is a village on the left bank of the Mura River in the Municipality of Tišina in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia.
There is a small chapel in the village. It is dedicated to Saint Florian and was built in the early 20th century in the Neo-Gothic style.
Notable residents
- Johannes Kepler (1571–1630), astronomer, mathematician, and astrologer. In 1598, he spent a month at former Kastelišče Castle (Nádasdy Mansion), where as a Protestant he found refuge from Catholic persecution.
- Nika Zorjan (born 1992), singer and songwriter
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
- Časopis za zgodovino in narodopisje. Maribor: Univerza v Mariboru & Zgodovinsko društvo Maribor. 2001. p. 234.
Petajnci
- Tišina municipal site
- Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3449
- "Grad (Kastelišče) Petanjci". Kamra. Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
External links
Media related to Petanjci at Wikimedia Commons- Petanjci on Geopedia
| Municipality of Tišina | ||
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| Settlements | Administrative seat: Tišina |  |
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