Pečarovci (pronounced [pɛˈtʃaːɾɔu̯tsi]; in older sources also Sveti Sebeštjan,[2] Hungarian: Szentsebestyén,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Püčarovci[3]) is a village in the Municipality of Puconci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[4]

Pečarovci Szentsebestyén
The Topla prouška annual fair in Pečarovci (2008)
Pečarovci Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°44′47.18″N 16°7′58.95″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Prekmurje
Statistical region	Mura
Municipality	Puconci
Area
• Total	8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi)
Elevation	267.2 m (876.6 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	414
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There are two churches in the settlement. The Roman Catholic parish church is dedicated to Saint Sebastian and was built in 1824. It has a single nave with a polygonal apse and a belfry on its eastern side. It belongs to the Diocese of Murska Sobota.[5] The second church is a Lutheran church built north of the main settlement in the hamlet of Gorenšček.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Pečarovci include:

• Mihály Bertalanits (1788–1853), poet and teacher
• József Klekl (1874–1948), politician
• Iván Persa (1861–1935), writer

References

External links

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

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