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Dolenci, Šalovci

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Country
  
Slovenia

Statistical region
  
Mura

Area
  
7.72 km²

Population
  
206 (2002)

Traditional region
  
Prekmurje

Elevation
  
302 m

Local time
  
Thursday 4:02 PM

Municipality
  
Šalovci

Dolenci, Šalovci

Weather
  
14°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 50% Humidity

Dolenci ([dɔˈleːntsi]; Hungarian: Dolány) is a village in the Municipality of Šalovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, on the border with Hungary.

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Map of 9204 Dolenci, Slovenia

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Murska Sobota Diocese. The original parts of the church date to 1331, but it was expanded in the 16th century and in the late 18th century. It has a rectangular nave with a Gothic sanctuary and a belfry on its western facade.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Dolenci include:

  • József Klekl Jr. (1879–1936), writer and journalist (parish priest in Dolenci, 1911–1936)
  • Feri Lainšček (born 1959), writer, poet, and screenwriter
  • Miska Magyarics (1825–1883), poet
  • Ferenc Sbüll (1825–1864), poet
  • References

    Dolenci, Šalovci Wikipedia