Cankova

Cankova
File:Cankova.jpg
Cankova Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°43′9.39″N 16°1′4.36″E / 46.7192750°N 16.0178778°E / 46.7192750; 16.0178778Coordinates: 46°43′9.39″N 16°1′4.36″E / 46.7192750°N 16.0178778°E / 46.7192750; 16.0178778
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Prekmurje
Statistical region	Mura
Municipality	Cankova
Area
• Total	3.46 km² (1.34 sq mi)
Elevation	215.1 m (705.7 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	481
^[1]

Cankova (Hungarian: Vashidegkút, German: Kaltenbrunn) is a town in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cankova.^[2]

1 Church
2 Notable people
3 References
4 External links

Church[edit]

Exterior

Interior

Saint Joseph's Church in Cankova

The parish church in Cankova is dedicated to Saint Joseph and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It was built in 1754 and renovated in 1900. It has a cruciform plan with a western belfry.^[3]

Notable people[edit]

Notable people that were born or lived in Cankova include:

Ágoston Pável (1886–1946), writer. The house he was born in was renovated in 1998 and houses an exhibition about the writer.^[4]
Branko Pintarič (1967–), actor and writer
Antal Stevanecz (1861–1921), teacher and writer

References[edit]

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ "Ustanovitev občine". Občina Cankova (official home page) (in Slovene). Retrieved 2010-01-21.
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 2915
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 6853

External links[edit]

Media related to Cankova at Wikimedia Commons
Cankova on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Cankova

Settlements	Administrative centre: Cankova Domajinci Gerlinci Gornji Črnci Korovci Krašči Skakovci Topolovci

Landmarks	St. Joseph's Parish Church

Notable people	József Borovnyák Evald Flisar István Kozel Ágoston Pável Branko Pintarič Milan Zrinski

v t e Municipalities of Slovenia

City municipalities	Celje Koper Kranj Ljubljana Maribor Murska Sobota Nova Gorica Novo Mesto Ptuj Slovenj Gradec Velenje

Non-city municipalities	Ajdovščina Apače Beltinci Benedikt Bistrica ob Sotli Bled Bloke Bohinj Borovnica Bovec Braslovče Brda Brežice Brezovica Cankova Cerklje na Gorenjskem Cerknica Cerkno Cerkvenjak Cirkulane Črenšovci Črna na Koroškem Črnomelj Destrnik Divača Dobje Dobrepolje Dobrna Dobrova–Polhov Gradec Dobrovnik Dol pri Ljubljani Dolenjske Toplice Domžale Dornava Dravograd Duplek Gorenja Vas–Poljane Gorišnica Gorje Gornja Radgona Gornji Grad Gornji Petrovci Grad Grosuplje Hajdina Hoče–Slivnica Hodoš Horjul Hrastnik Hrpelje–Kozina Idrija Ig Ilirska Bistrica Ivančna Gorica Izola Jesenice Jezersko Juršinci Kamnik Kanal ob Soči Kidričevo Kobarid Kobilje Kočevje Komen Komenda Kostanjevica na Krki Kostel Kozje Kranjska Gora Križevci Krško Kungota Kuzma Laško Lenart Lendava Litija Ljubno Ljutomer Log–Dragomer Logatec Loška Dolina Loški Potok Lovrenc na Pohorju Luče Lukovica Majšperk Makole Markovci Medvode Mengeš Metlika Mežica Miklavž na Dravskem Polju Miren–Kostanjevica Mirna Mirna Peč Mislinja Mokronog–Trebelno Moravče Moravske Toplice Mozirje Muta Naklo Nazarje Odranci Oplotnica Ormož Osilnica Pesnica Piran Pivka Podčetrtek Podlehnik Podvelka Poljčane Polzela Postojna Prebold Preddvor Prevalje Puconci Rače–Fram Radeče Radenci Radlje ob Dravi Radovljica Ravne na Koroškem Razkrižje Rečica ob Savinji Renče–Vogrsko Ribnica Ribnica na Pohorju Rogaška Slatina Rogašovci Rogatec Ruše Šalovci Selnica ob Dravi Semič Šempeter–Vrtojba Šenčur Šentilj Šentjernej Šentjur Šentrupert Sevnica Sežana Škocjan Škofja Loka Škofljica Slovenska Bistrica Slovenske Konjice Šmarje pri Jelšah Šmarješke Toplice Šmartno pri Litiji Šmartno ob Paki Sodražica Solčava Šoštanj Središče ob Dravi Starše Štore Straža Sveta Ana Sveta Trojica v Slovenskih goricah Sveti Andraž v Slovenskih Goricah Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici Sveti Jurij v Slovenskih Goricah Sveti Tomaž Tabor Tišina Tolmin Trbovlje Trebnje Trnovska Vas Tržič Trzin Turnišče Velika Polana Velike Lašče Veržej Videm Vipava Vitanje Vodice Vojnik Vransko Vrhnika Vuzenica Zagorje ob Savi Žalec Zavrč Železniki Žetale Žiri Žirovnica Zreče Žužemberk

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Church[edit]

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

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