Križevci, Gornji Petrovci

Križevci (pronounced [ˈkɾiːʒɛu̯tsi]; Hungarian: Keresztúr, in older sources Tótkeresztúr^[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Gornji Petrovci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.

Križevci
Križevci Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°47′37.68″N 16°14′31.12″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Prekmurje
Statistical region	Mura
Municipality	Gornji Petrovci
Area
• Total	13.37 km2 (5.16 sq mi)
Elevation	283.5 m (930.1 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	357
• Density	27/km2 (69/sq mi)
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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Križevci v Prekmurju to Križevci in 1952.^[3] Its name (literally, 'crosses') is derived from a chapel dedicated to the Holy Cross that used to stand in the village, but was pulled down in the late 19th century.^[4]

Cultural heritage

There is a large Lutheran church in the village, built in 1785 and enlarged in 1885. It is one of the earliest Lutheran churches in Prekmurje.^[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Križevci include:

• János Berke (1814–1908), writer
• Pál Luthár (1839–1919), writer
• Milan Kučan (born 1941), the first president of independent Slovenia