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Country
  
Slovenia

Statistical region
  
Savinja

Elevation
  
268 m

Local time
  
Tuesday 11:26 AM

Traditional region
  
Styria

Municipality
  
Rogaška Slatina

Area
  
147 ha

Population
  
243 (2002)

Tekačevo

Weather
  
14°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 36% Humidity

Tekačevo ([tɛˈkaːtʃɛʋɔ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina in eastern Slovenia. The railway line from Celje to Rogaška Slatina runs through the settlement. The wider area around Rogaška Slatina was traditionally part of the region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

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Map of 3250 Teka%C4%8Devo, Slovenia

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Spodnje Tekačevo and Zgornje Tekačevo to Tekačevo in 1952.

Mass murder

On 4 March 1997, a never resolved mass murder, considered the worst or one of the worst murders in independent Slovenia, happened in Tekačevo. Four people (a married couple and their tenants) were killed. The only suspect has been Kristijan Kamenik, but his involvement has never been proved.

References

Tekačevo Wikipedia