Tekačevo

Tekačevo (pronounced [tɛˈkaːtʃɛʋɔ], in older sources Takačevo,^[2] German: Takatschevo^[2]) 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 is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.^[3]

Tekačevo Spodnje/Zgornje Tekačevo (until 1952)
The rail halt in Tekačevo
Tekačevo Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′22.37″N 15°37′0.61″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Rogaška Slatina
Area
• Total	1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi)
Elevation	268 m (879 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	243
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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Spodnje Tekačevo and Zgornje Tekačevo to Tekačevo in 1952.^[4]

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.^[5]