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Domanjševci
DomonkosfaChurch of Saint Martin
Location in Slovenia
DomanjševciCoordinates: 46°47′2.5″N 16°17′15.33″E / 46.784028°N 16.2875917°ECoordinates: 46°47′2.5″N 16°17′15.33″E / 46.784028°N 16.2875917°E Country 
SloveniaTraditional region Prekmurje Statistical region Pomurska Municipality Šalovci Area – Total 11.58 km2 (4.5 sq mi) Elevation 252.1 m (827 ft) Population (2002) – Total 301 [1] Domanjševci (Hungarian: Domonkosfa, German: Sankt Domenikus) is a village in the Šalovci Municipality in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, right on the border with Hungary.[2]
There are two churches in the settlement. The Roman Catholic church is built on a small hill to the southwest of the settlement in the middle of a small cemetery and is dedicated to Saint Martin. It is a single nave brick building with a Romanesque portal dating to the 13th century. It was originally dedicated to Saint Wenceslas. The Evangelical church in the settlement was built in 1902 in a Neo-Romanesque style. Its designer was the architect Alojz Kleiber.[3]
The poet, writer and teacher István Szijjártó lived and died in the village.
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Šalovci Municipality site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 119 Church of Saint Martin and 4147 Evangelical Church
External links
Šalovci Settlements Landmarks Church of the Visitation, Church of Saint Martin, Domanjševci Evangelical ChurchNotable people Mihály Bakos, József Klekl the Young, Ferenc Marics, Ferenc Sbüll, István Szijjártó, Feri Lainšček, Miska Magyarics, Mihály Zsupánek, János Zsupánek, Vilmoš ŽupanekCategories:- Populated places in the Municipality of Šalovci
- Pomurska statistical region geography stubs
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