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Place in Prekmurje, Slovenia
Rakičan
Street in RakičanStreet in Rakičan
Rakičan is located in SloveniaRakičanRakičanLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°39′4″N 16°11′53″E / 46.65111°N 16.19806°E / 46.65111; 16.19806
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityMurska Sobota
Area
 • Total9.21 km (3.56 sq mi)
Elevation185.7 m (609.3 ft)
Population
 • Total1,543

Rakičan (pronounced [ɾaˈkiːtʃan]; Hungarian: Battyánfalva) is a village in the Municipality of Murska Sobota in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.

There is a Baroque mansion known as Rakičan Castle west of the main settlement. It stands in a large park and was originally a 17th-century castle with defences that was remodelled in the 18th century.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
  3. Murska Sobota municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 6791

External links

Urban Municipality of Murska Sobota
SettlementsAdministrative seat: Murska Sobota The location of the Municipality of Murska Sobota
Notable people
  • József Bagáry
  • Mihály Barla
  • György Czipott
  • János Fliszár
  • Ferenc Hüll
  • József Klekl
  • István Kováts
  • Miklós Luttár
  • János Szlepecz
  • László Szobothin
  • János Terbócs
  • István Zsemlics


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