Tišina

Tišina (pronounced [ˈtiːʃina]; Hungarian: Csendlak[2]) is a town in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Tišina. The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Nativity of Mary and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It dates to the 12th century with extensive 16th-century rebuilding.[3]

Tišina
Chapel-shrine in Tišina
Tišina
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°39′21″N 16°5′36″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionPrekmurje
Statistical regionMura
MunicipalityTišina
Area
  Total2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Elevation
195.5 m (641.4 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
  Total412

Notable people

  • Ferenc Ivanóczy (1857–1913), Slovene priest and politician in Hungary
  • Simon Spilak (born 1986), cyclist

References

  1. "Naselje Tišina". Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1894. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
  3. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3448


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