Cankova
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| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Cankova |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.46 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 215.1 m (705.7 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 481 |
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Cankova (pronounced [ˈtsaːnkɔʋa]; Hungarian: Vashidegkút,[2] German: Kaltenbrunn[2]) is a town in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cankova.[3]
Church
The parish church in Cankova is dedicated to Saint Joseph and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It was built in 1754 and renovated in 1900. It has a cruciform plan with a western belfry.[4]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Cankova include:
- Ágoston Pável (1886–1946), writer. The house he was born in was renovated in 1998 and houses an exhibition about the writer.[5]
- Branko Pintarič (1967–), actor and writer
- Antal Stevanecz (1861–1921), teacher and writer
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
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- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 2915
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 6853
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Cankova on Geopedia
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