# Cankova

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**Cankova** (ˈtsaːŋkɔʋa; Hungarian: *Vashidegkút*,[1] German: *Kaltenbrunn*[1]) is a village in the [Prekmurje](/source/Prekmurje) region of [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia). It is the seat of the [Municipality of Cankova](/source/Municipality_of_Cankova).[2]

## Name

Cankova was attested in historical sources as *Kaltenprun sive Hydeghuth* in 1366 and *Hydegkwth* in 1499. The Slovenian name is a clipped form of **Cankova ves* 'Can(e)k's village', referring to an early person associated with the place.[3] The German name *Kaltenbrunn* literally means 'cold well', and the Hungarian name *Vashidegkút* literally means 'cold well in [Vas County](/source/Vas_County_(former))'.

## Church

The [parish church](/source/Parish_Church) in Cankova is dedicated to [Saint Joseph](/source/Saint_Joseph) and belongs to the [Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Murska_Sobota). It was built in 1754 and renovated in 1900. It has a [cruciform](/source/Cruciform) plan with a western [belfry](/source/Bell_tower).[4]

## Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Cankova include:

- [Ágoston Pável](/source/%C3%81goston_P%C3%A1vel) (1886–1946), writer. The house he was born in was renovated in 1998 and houses an exhibition about the writer.[5]
- [Branko Pintarič](/source/Branko_Pintari%C4%8D) (1967–), actor and writer
- [Antal Stevanecz](/source/Antal_Stevanecz) (1861–1921), teacher and writer

## References

1. *Radkersburg und Luttenberg* (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.

1. ["Ustanovitev občine"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110723181542/http://www.creativ.si/cankovawww/www/sl/page.asp?id_informacija=456&id_language=1&id_meta_type=22) (in Slovenian). *Občina Cankova (official home page)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.creativ.si/cankovawww/www/sl/page.asp?id_informacija=456&id_language=1&id_meta_type=22) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-01-21.

1. Snoj, Marko (2009). *Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen*. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 87.

1. [Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage](http://rkd.situla.org/) reference number 2915

1. [Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage](http://rkd.situla.org/) reference number 6853

## External links

- [Cankova on Geopedia](https://www.geopedia.world/#T12_L362_F2473:711_x1783601.469937854_y5896704.508829941_s15_b2345)

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