Lendava

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Lendava (; formerly Dolnja Lendava, in older sources also Dolenja Lendava; , formerly Alsólendva; , formerly Unter-Limbach) is a town in Slovenia in the region of Prekmurje. It is the seat of the Municipality of Lendava. It forms part of the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga Vas–Rédics and it is near the border with Croatia at Mursko Središće. Alongside Slovene, Hungarian serves as an official language of the municipality.

The town is the centre of the Hungarian minority in Slovenia. It is also known for the monumental theater and Hungarian Community Centre designed by the architect Imre Makovecz.

Name

The town is named after the Ledava River; the original nasal in the name of the river was lost in Slovene, but the n in the name of the town was preserved due to Hungarian influence. The former name of the town, Dolnja Lendava (literally, 'lower Lendava'), contrasted with that of Gornja Lendava (literally 'upper Lendava'). The name of the settlement was changed from Dolnja Lendava to Lendava in 1955.

History

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Alsólendva was a district () of the Zala comitat in the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918. It was part of Hungary again from 1941 to 1945.

Jewish community

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The first census of the population in the beginning of the 18th century mentions two Jewish merchants, and the following censuses showed an increasing Jewish population composed of merchants, innkeepers, distillers, mead producers, lawyers, and physicians. They played an important role in the economy of Lendava, owning a local hotel, a few pubs, and stores. Local Jews also started the first bank in Lendava. A Jewish school opened in 1850 and it was active until 1921. The last rabbi in Lendava was Mor Lowy.

The synagogue in Lendava is one of only two synagogues left in Slovenia.

Geography

Climate

The meteorological station is a climatic station and is one of 17 of its kind in the country. The station in Lendava is at an altitude of 190 m and is located on a sloping hillside. The surrounding area includes neighbouring houses with outbuildings, vineyards, trees, gardens and meadows. The station has been at this location since January 1962.

Lendava has a humid continental climate (Dfb) using the 0°C isotherm or an oceanic climate (Cfb) using the -3°C isotherm.

With an annual precipitation of 796 mm, Lendava is one of the driest towns in the country; in general this is true for the whole of Prekmurje.

Since records began, Lendava has had a White Christmas on 12 occasions: 1963, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001 and 2007. The thickest snow cover for a Christmas Day was in 1963 at 40 cm.{{Weatherbox | location = Lendava (193m elev.) [1962-2022] | source = National Meteorological Service of Slovenia – Archive | width = auto | metric first = yes | single line = true | unit rain days = 0.1 mm | unit snow days = 0.1 mm | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan mean C = -0.2 | Feb mean C = 1.99 | Mar mean C = 6.19 | Apr mean C = 11.02 | May mean C = 15.68 | Jun mean C = 18.95 | Jul mean C = 20.46 | Aug mean C = 19.85 | Sep mean C = 15.84 | Oct mean C = 10.71 | Nov mean C = 5.47 | Dec mean C = 1.06 | Jan high C = 3.56 | Feb high C = 6.44 | Mar high C = 11.41 | Apr high C = 16.7 | May high C = 21.59 | Jun high C = 24.92 | Jul high C = 26.78 | Aug high C = 26.39 | Sep high C = 22.11 | Oct high C = 16.42 | Nov high C = 9.51 | Dec high C = 4.57 | Jan record high C = 18.5 | Feb record high C = 22.3 | Mar record high C = 25.0 | Apr record high C = 29.3 | May record high C = 32.8 | Jun record high C = 35.5 | Jul record high C = 38.1 | Aug record high C = 38.2 | Sep record high C = 33.2 | Oct record high C = 27.7 | Nov record high C = 23.8 | Dec record high C = 21.0 | Jan low C = -3.58 | Feb low C = -2.01 | Mar low C = 1.37 | Apr low C = 5.61 | May low C = 9.89 | Jun low C = 13.37 | Jul low C = 14.84 | Aug low C = 14.44 | Sep low C = 10.85 | Oct low C = 6.13 | Nov low C = 2.11 | Dec low C = -2.02 | Jan record low C = -23.4 | Feb record low C = -23.8 | Mar record low C = -25.0 | Apr record low C = -4.5 | May record low C = -1.7 | Jun record low C = 2.4 | Jul record low C = 4.4 | Aug record low C = 4.4 | Sep record low C = -0.6 | Oct record low C = -7.9 | Nov record low C = -15.2 | Dec record low C = -21.3 | Jan afthumidity = 75.39 | Feb afthumidity = 65.76 | Mar afthumidity = 57.63 | Apr afthumidity = 54.71 | May afthumidity = 55.31 | Jun afthumidity = 56.32 | Jul afthumidity = 54.2 | Aug afthumidity = 55.36 | Sep afthumidity = 60.75 | Oct afthumidity = 65.92 | Nov afthumidity = 75.0 | Dec afthumidity = 78.73 | Jan humidity = 83.8 | Feb humidity = 77.71 | Mar humidity = 72.24 | Apr humidity = 70.02 | May humidity = 71.63 | Jun humidity = 72.94 | Jul humidity = 72.72 | Aug humidity = 75.1 | Sep humidity = 79.58 | Oct humidity = 82.18 | Nov humidity = 85.37 | Dec humidity = 85.95 | Jan precipitation mm = 41.53 | Feb precipitation mm = 42.47 | Mar precipitation mm = 44.89 | Apr precipitation mm = 55.9 | May precipitation mm = 78.48 | Jun precipitation mm = 86.09 | Jul precipitation mm = 91.15 | Aug precipitation mm = 82.97 | Sep precipitation mm = 82.2 | Oct precipitation mm = 65.83 | Nov precipitation mm = 72.31 | Dec precipitation mm = 52.14 | Jan snow depth cm = 13.93 | Feb snow depth cm = 14.74 | Mar snow depth cm = 9.04 | Apr snow depth cm = 2.0 | May snow depth cm = 0.0 | Jun snow depth cm = 0.0 | Jul snow depth cm = 0.0 | Aug snow depth cm = 0.0 | Sep snow depth cm = 0.0 | Oct snow depth cm = 0.0 | Nov snow depth cm = 9.19 | Dec snow depth cm = 10.92 | Jan precipitation days = 7.41 | Feb precipitation days = 7.49 | Mar precipitation days = 7.95 | Apr precipitation days = 9.49 | May precipitation days = 11.03 | Jun precipitation days = 11.03 | Jul precipitation days = 10.17 | Aug precipitation days = 9.31 | Sep precipitation days = 8.46 | Oct precipitation days = 8.06 | Nov precipitation days = 8.97 | Dec precipitation days = 8.61 | Jan rain days = 4.34 | Feb rain days = 4.38 | Mar rain days = 6.19 | Apr rain days = 9.34 | May rain days = 11.03 | Jun rain days = 10.88 | Jul rain days = 10.17 | Aug rain days = 9.18 | Sep rain days = 8.46 | Oct rain days = 8.03 | Nov rain days = 8.29 | Dec rain days = 6.3 | Jan snow days = 3.62 | Feb snow days = 3.47 | Mar snow days = 2.22 | Apr snow days = 0.36 | May snow days = 0.0 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 0.04 | Nov snow days = 1.07 | Dec snow days = 2.82

Landmarks

Church

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The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. There is also a Lutheran church in the town. It was built in 1931.

Castle

Lendava Castle is a former property of the Esterházy family. The mainly 18th-century building stands on a hill above the town centre and contains a museum and a gallery.

Twin towns – Sister cities

Lendava is twinned with:

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Lendava_-_hotel_Cubis.jpg" caption="Cubis Hotel in Lendava"] ::

Sport

Petišovci Stadium is a purpose built motorcycle speedway stadium located east of Petišovci, off the Rudarska ulica. The facility hosts the Športno Društvo Lendava team and has been a significant venue for speedway hosting important events, including qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship.

References

References

  1. "Naselje Lendava".
  2. (2009). "Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen". Modrijan and Založba ZRC.
  3. ''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Handbook of Austria and Lombardy-Venetia Cancellations on the Postage Stamp Issues 1850–1864, by Edwin Mueller, 1961.
  5. [http://www.lendava.si/ Lendava municipal site]
  6. [http://www.inv.si/psja/spomin/lendava.htm Jews of Lendava]
  7. Nadbath, Mateja. (May 2018). "METEOROLOŠKA POSTAJA LENDAVSKE GORICE".
  8. "meteo.si - Uradna vremenska napoved za Slovenijo - Državna meteorološka služba RS - Državna meteorološka služba".
  9. [http://www.druzina.si/icd/spletnastran.nsf/all/00D25937AFA61157C12572030034F8AB?OpenDocument Družina RC Church in Slovenia site]
  10. "Lendava Museum Gallery official site".
  11. "Speedway stadion Petišovci - Petišovci".
  12. "Športno Drustvo Spedway Team Lendava".
  13. "World Championship".
  14. "World Championship".

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