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Kančevci (pronounced [ˈkaːntʃɛu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Felsőszentbenedek,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Kančovci[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[3]

Kančevci Felsőszentbenedek
St. Benedict's Parish Church
Kančevci Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°45′21.42″N 16°14′21.85″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Prekmurje
Statistical region	Mura
Municipality	Moravske Toplice
Area
• Total	4.1 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Elevation	331.5 m (1,087.6 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	55
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Church

The parish church, built to the east of the main settlement, is dedicated to Saint Benedict. It was first mentioned in written sources dating to 1208. It has a single nave with a polygonal choir and was extensively renovated and rebuilt in a Neo-Romanesque style in 1898.[4] It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota.[5]

Notable people

• Miklós Küzmics (1737–1804), writer

References

External links

• Media related to Kančevci at Wikimedia Commons
• Kančevci on Geopedia

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