Pertoča

Place in Prekmurje, Slovenia
46°46′29.66″N 16°2′39.59″E / 46.7749056°N 16.0443306°E / 46.7749056; 16.0443306Country SloveniaTraditional regionPrekmurjeStatistical regionMuraMunicipalityRogašovciArea
 • Total4.73 km2 (1.83 sq mi)Elevation
227.7 m (747.0 ft)Population
 (2002)
 • Total479[1]

Pertoča (pronounced [ˈpɛːɾtɔtʃa]; in older sources also Prtoča,[2] Hungarian: Perestó,[2] German: St. Helena[3]) is a village in the Municipality of Rogašovci in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia.[4]

The parish church in the village is dedicated to Saint Helena. It belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It was originally a Gothic building dating to the 16th century. In the 1960s the original church was demolished and rebuilt in a modern style.[5]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 12.
  3. ^ Rajšp, Vincenc. 2001. Slovenija na vojaškem zemljevidu 1763-1787, vol. 7. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU, p. 121.
  4. ^ "Rogašovci municipal site". Archived from the original on 2010-08-10. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3225

External links

  • Media related to Pertoča at Wikimedia Commons
  • Pertoča on Geopedia
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Settlements
Administrative seat: Rogašovci
The location of the Municipality of Rogašovci
Landmarks
  • Rogašovci Parish Church
  • Sotinski Breg Watchtower
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