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Središče

Szerdahely
Središče Szerdahely
	Središče Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°46′18.77″N 16°18′41.02″E / 46.7718806°N 16.3113944°E
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

Središče (pronounced [sɾɛˈdiːʃtʃɛ]; Hungarian: Szerdahely) is a small village in the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia, by 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 who were shot while crossing the border illegally.^[3]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Moravske Toplice municipal site
^ Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Središče". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

Gallery

Historical images of Središče from 20th-century postcards

External links

Media related to Središče at Wikimedia Commons
Središče on Geopedia

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[2] Moravske Toplice municipal site

[3] Ferenc, Mitja (December 2009). "Grobišče Središče". Geopedia (in Slovenian). Ljubljana: Služba za vojna grobišča, Ministrstvo za delo, družino in socialne zadeve. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

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