Prlekija

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A typical klopotec

Prlekija is a region in northeastern Slovenia between the Drava and Mura rivers. It comprises the eastern part of the Slovene Hills (Slovene: Slovenske gorice), stretching from the border with Austria to the border with Croatia. It is part of the traditional province of Lower Styria. Together with the traditional province of Prekmurje, it forms part of the Mura statistical region. Its central town is Ljutomer.

The region is known for its first-class wines, food, and the specific dialect of its inhabitants, which has similarities to the Prekmurje Slovene, with which it is mutually intelligible. The symbol of the region is the klopotec, a wooden mechanical device on a high wooden pole, similar to a windmill. Prleška tünka is a protected food product from Prlekija. It is made of minced lard and pork. Prlekija is also known by the pastry prleška gibanica, made of several layers and with a sweet filling.

The region comprises the municipalities of Križevci pri Ljutomeru, Ljutomer, Radenci, Razkrižje, Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici, Veržej, and Gornja Radgona.

Prominent natives

The Prlekija region is known for its many prominent natives. They include:

• Peter Dajnko, philologist
• Karol Grossmann, pioneering film maker
• Vekoslav Grmič, theologian
• Fran Ilešič, literary critic
• Anton Korošec, politician, prime minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
• Edvard Kocbek, poet and politician
• Bratko Kreft, playwright
• Franc Ksaver Meško, author
• Vlado Miheljak, columnist
• Fran Miklošič, linguist
• Milan Osterc, football striker
• Slavko Osterc, composer
• Vika Potočnik, politician, ex mayor of Ljubljana
• Anton Trstenjak, painter
• Anton Trstenjak, theologian and psychologist
• Davorin Trstenjak, philologist and political activist
• France Veber, philosopher
• Stanko Vraz, Romantic poet

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Prlekija-on.net (Slovene)