Vaneča

Vaneča
Vaneča

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°43′37.86″N 16°9′36.87″E / 46.7271833°N 16.1602417°E / 46.7271833; 16.1602417Coordinates: 46°43′37.86″N 16°9′36.87″E / 46.7271833°N 16.1602417°E / 46.7271833; 16.1602417
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Prekmurje
Statistical region Mura
Municipality Puconci
Area
 • Total 5.94 km2 (2.29 sq mi)
Elevation 236.1 m (774.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 410
[1]

Vaneča (pronounced [ˈʋaːnɛtʃa]; Hungarian: Vaslak[2]) is a settlement north of Puconci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[3]

There is a small neoromanesque chapel in the settlement. It was built in the early 20th century and has a three-story belfry with arched windows on all sides.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Vaneča include:

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Vengušt, Jernej. 1919. Seznamek prekmurskih občin (krajev) z označbo pošte in zemljevidom. Radgona, p. 15.
  3. ↑ Puconci municipal site
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 24617


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