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| Občina Lendava
Lendva Község
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| Area: |
123.0 km² |
| Population |
11,151 |
| - males |
5,359 |
| - females |
5,792 |
| Mayor: |
Anton Balažek |
| Average age: |
39.29 years |
| Residential areas: |
36.51 m²/person |
| - households: |
4,080 |
| - families: |
3,250 |
| Working active: |
5,590 |
| - unemployed: |
1,302 |
| Average monthly salary (August 2003): |
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| - gross: |
234,668 SIT |
| - net: |
150,456 SIT |
| College/university students: |
364 |
| Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, census of 2002. |
Lendava (formerly Donja Lendava; Hungarian: Lendva, formerly Alsólendva; German: Lindau, formerly Unter-Limbach) is a town and a municipality in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovenian. Lendava was a district (Hungarian: járás) of Zala in the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918. It was annexed to Hungary again from 1941 to 1945.
The town is the center of the Hungarian minority in Slovenia. It is also famous for the monumental theater and Hungarian Community Center, designed by the famous architect Imre Makovecz.
Lendava is twinned with:
- Lendava, official page of municipality (in Slovene and Hungarian)
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Lendava |
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Administrative centre: Lendava, Banuta, Benica, Brezovec, Dolga vas, Dolgovaške Gorice, Dolina pri Lendavi, Dolnji Lakoš, Čentiba, Gaberje, Genterovci, Gornji Lakoš, Hotiza, Kamovci, Kapca, Kot, Lendavske Gorice, Mostje, Petišovci, Pince, Pince-Marof, Radmožanci, Trimlini |
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Coordinates: 46°34′N 16°27′E / 46.567, 16.45
