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Country
  
Slovenia

Statistical region
  
Mura

Elevation
  
215 m

Local time
  
Wednesday 7:09 AM

Traditional region
  
Prekmurje

Municipality
  
Cankova

Area
  
3.46 km²

Population
  
481 (2002)

Cankova

Weather
  
4°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 74% Humidity

Cankova ([ˈtsaːŋkɔʋa]; Hungarian: Vashidegkút, German: Kaltenbrunn) is a town in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cankova.

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Map of 9261 Cankova, Slovenia

Church

The parish church in Cankova is dedicated to Saint Joseph and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It was built in 1754 and renovated in 1900. It has a cruciform plan with a western belfry.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Cankova include:

  • Ágoston Pável (1886–1946), writer. The house he was born in was renovated in 1998 and houses an exhibition about the writer.
  • Branko Pintarič (1967–), actor and writer
  • Antal Stevanecz (1861–1921), teacher and writer

    • References

    Cankova Wikipedia
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