Rakičan

Rakičan (pronounced [ɾaˈkiːtʃan]; Hungarian: Battyánfalva[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Murska Sobota in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[3]

Rakičan
Rakičan
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°39′4″N 16°11′53″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityMurska Sobota
Area
  Total9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Elevation
185.7 m (609.3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total1,523
[1]

There is a Baroque mansion known as Rakičan Castle west of the main settlement. It stands in a large park and was originally a 17th-century castle with defences that was remodelled in the 18th century.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
  3. Murska Sobota municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 6791


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