Lemerje

Lemerje
Nyíreslehomér
Lemerje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°42′33.8″N 16°6′13.51″E / 46.709389°N 16.1037528°E / 46.709389; 16.1037528Coordinates: 46°42′33.8″N 16°6′13.51″E / 46.709389°N 16.1037528°E / 46.709389; 16.1037528
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Prekmurje
Statistical region Mura
Municipality Puconci
Area
 • Total 4.98 km2 (1.92 sq mi)
Elevation 202 m (663 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 295
[1]

Lemerje (pronounced [ˈleːmɛɾjɛ]; Hungarian: Nyíreslehomér,[2] Prekmurje Slovene: Lömergje[3]) is a village in the Municipality of Puconci in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.[4]

There are two chapels in the settlement. The Lutheran chapel, built in the Neogothic style in 1925, is on the north side of the main road. The Catholic chapel was built in 1928, also in the Neogothic style, and is dedicated to the Holy Cross.[5]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Lemerje include:

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Lelkes, György. 1992. Magyar helységnév-azonosító szótár. Budapest: Argumentum, p. 239.
  3. ↑ V. Novak. 2006. Slovar stare knjižne prekmurščine. Založba ZRC. Ljubljana. ISBN 961-6568-60-4 p. 225.
  4. ↑ Puconci municipal site
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 24791 and 24936


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