Gornji Petrovci
Place in Prekmurje, Slovenia
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Gornji Petrovci (pronounced [ˈɡoːɾnji pɛˈtɾoːu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Péterhegy,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Gornji Petrouvci[3]) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci.[4]
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SloveniaGornji Petrovci
Péterhegy | |
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  Gornji Petrovci Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°48′17.83″N 16°13′1.95″E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Gornji Petrovci |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 282.8 m (928 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 411 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
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Churches
There are two churches in Gornji Petrovci. The Roman Catholic parish church is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and is a structure that originated in the late 13th century, but was rebuilt on a number of occasions in the following centuries, preserving certain features from each phase. The relatively short nave is Romanesque, with Baroque internal furnishings. The sanctuary is Late Gothic.[5] The local Lutheran church is a large single-nave building and is one of the largest Lutheran churches in Prekmurje. It was built in 1804 and renovated in 1894.[6]
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Gornji Petrovci include:
- Mátyás Godina (1768–1835), Lutheran pastor and writer
- János Hüll (1714–1781), dean of the Slovene March
- Sándor Mikola (1871–1945), physics teacher and irredentist
