Martinje

Martinje (pronounced [maɾˈtiːnjɛ]; Hungarian: Magasfok[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, right on the border with Hungary.[3]

Martinje

Magasfok
Martinje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°49′47.33″N 16°12′51.23″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityGornji Petrovci
Area
 • Total2.66 km2 (1.03 sq mi)
Elevation
283.9 m (931.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total102
[1]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Martinje include:

  • Lojze Kozar Sr. (1910–1999), priest, writer, and translator[4][5]
  • Lojze Kozar Jr. (born 1958), priest, poet, and writer[6]
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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. 10.
  3. Gornji Petrovci municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman (1980). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 110.
  5. Mohar, Tereza (April 29, 2019). "Lojze Kozar ‒ duhovnik neuničljivega upanja". Aleteia. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  6. "Lojze Kozar ml. – novi generalni vikar in kancler". Škofija Murska Sobota. March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2020.


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