Hotiza
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Country
Slovenia
SloveniaElevation165 m (541 ft)
Hotiza | |
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 Interactive map of Hotiza | |
  Hotiza Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′57.81″N 16°21′32.22″E / 46.5493917°N 16.3589500°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Lendava |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 777 |
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Hotiza (pronounced [xɔˈtiːza]; Hungarian: Murarév) is a village west of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Mura River, right on the border with Croatia.[2]
Hotiza was attested in written sources in 1389 as curia Hotyza (and as Hothyza in 1524). Older Hungarian transcriptions of the name include Hodica and Hotica. The origin of the name is unclear and the name is also unusual because no other Slovene toponym ends in -iza. The name may be connected to the Slavic personal name *Xotimirъ or *Xotislavъ.[3]
