Kančevci

Kančevci (pronounced [ˈkaːntʃɛu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Felsőszentbenedek,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Kančovci[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[3]

Kančevci

Felsőszentbenedek
St. Benedict's Parish Church
Kančevci
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°45′21.42″N 16°14′21.85″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityMoravske Toplice
Area
 • Total4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Elevation
331.5 m (1,087.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total55
[1]

Church

The parish church, built to the east of the main settlement, is dedicated to Saint Benedict. It was first mentioned in written sources dating to 1208. It has a single nave with a polygonal choir and was extensively renovated and rebuilt in a Neo-Romanesque style in 1898.[4] It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota.[5]

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References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 7.
  3. Moravske Toplice municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3056
  5. Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal site


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