Markovci, Šalovci

Markovci (pronounced [ˈmaːɾkɔu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Marokrét[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šalovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[3]

Markovci

Marokrét
Markovci
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°50′39.32″N 16°14′5.57″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityŠalovci
Area
 • Total8.17 km2 (3.15 sq mi)
Elevation
310.2 m (1,017.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total294
[1]

The parish church west of the settlement is dedicated to the Visitation of the Virgin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It was originally built in 1644 but totally rebuilt in 1884 after a fire destroyed the old church. Only the belfry remains of the original church.[4]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 10.
  3. Šalovci municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3168


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