Puconci
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityPuconci
Area total4.89 km²
Population as of2019
Population total633
Coordinates46°42′14″N 16°09′26″E
Elevation205.7 m

Puconci (ˈpuːtsɔntsi; in older sources also Pucinci,[1] Hungarian: Battyánd,[1] Prekmurje Slovene: Püconci[2]) is a settlement in the Prekmurje region in northeastern Slovenia.[3] It is the seat of the Municipality of Puconci. Prior to 1920 it was known as Battyánd.

Church

There is a Lutheran church in the middle of the settlement, built in 1784, the first Lutheran church in the region of Prekmurje.[4] It was rebuilt and restyled in 1909.[5]

Notable people

Prominent natives and residents of Puconci include the writers István Lülik, Sándor Terplán, Rudolf Czipott, and Ferenc Berke, and the politician Feri Horvat.

References

  1. ^ Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 12.
  2. ^ "Živinsko i drobno senje (sejmi) v Sl. Krajini." 1929. Nájszvetejsega Szrca Jezusovoga veliki kalendár za lüdsztvo 26: 103. (in Slovene)
  3. ^ Puconci municipal site
  4. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 4153
  5. ^ "Pogled v zgodovino" [View into History]. Evangeličanska cerkev AV v Republiki Sloveniji [The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Denomination in the Republic of Slovenia]. Archived from the original on 11 April 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2013.