Središče, Moravske Toplice

Središče
Szerdahely
Središče

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°46′18.77″N 16°18′41.02″E / 46.7718806°N 16.3113944°E / 46.7718806; 16.3113944Coordinates: 46°46′18.77″N 16°18′41.02″E / 46.7718806°N 16.3113944°E / 46.7718806; 16.3113944
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Prekmurje
Statistical region Mura
Municipality Moravske Toplice
Area
 • Total 3.81 km2 (1.47 sq mi)
Elevation 246.2 m (807.7 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 66
[1]

Središče (pronounced [sɾɛˈdiːʃtʃɛ]; Hungarian: Szerdahely) is a small village in the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, right on the border with Hungary. Središče has a population of 66 people, it has one church, a firehouse, and a cultural association (Kulturno društvo Antal Ferenc).[2]

Mass grave

Središče is the site of a mass grave associated with the Second World War or its aftermath. The Središče Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Središče) lies northeast of the village, in an abandoned and overgrown part of the village cemetery. It contains the remains of three Hungarians that were shot while crossing the border illegally.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Moravske Toplice municipal site
  3. ↑ Središče Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
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