Moravske Toplice
Moravske Toplice is a municipality and a town in the historical region of Prekmurje in Slovenia.
Geography
The municipality occupies the southeastern part of the hill and grave state of Goricko and claimed the southern parts of the municipal area of the sprawling formed by Ledava and Mura lowlands of Ravensko and Dolinsko. The municipality covers an area of 144.5 km ² and is bordered on the north by the municipalities of Gornji Petrovci and Šalovci, on the east by the neighboring country of Hungary and the community Kobilje, to the south by the municipalities Dobrovnik Turnišče and Beltinci and to the west by the communities Murska Sobota and Puconci.
Community area
The municipality counts 6203 inhabitants ( 2008) and consists of 28 villages. Behind the modern place- names, the official Hungarian exonyms are led by 1890 in parenthesis.
- Andrejci ( Andorhegy )
- Berkovci ( Berkeháza )
- Bogojina ( Bogonya )
- Bukovnica ( Bakónak )
- Čikečka vas ( Csekefa )
- Filovci ( Filóc )
- Fokovci ( Úrdomb )
- Ivanci ( Zalaivánd )
- Ivanjševci ( Alsójánosfa )
- Ivanovci ( Alsószentbenedek )
- Kančevci ( Felsőszentbenedek )
- Krnci ( Lendvakislak )
- Lončarovci ( Gerőháza )
- Lukačevci ( Lukácsfa )
- Martjanci ( Mártonhely )
- Mlajtinci ( Kismálnas )
- Moravske Toplice ( Alsómarác )
- Motvarjevci ( Szécsiszentlászló )
- Noršinci ( Újtölgyes )
- Pordašinci ( Kisfalu )
- Prosenjakovci ( Pártosfalva )
- Ratkovci ( Rátkalak )
- Sebeborci ( Szentbibor )
- Selo ( Nagytótlak )
- Središče ( Kisszerdahely )
- Suhi Vrh ( Szárazhegy )
- Tešanovci ( Mezővár )
- Vučja Gomila ( Zsidahegy )
Worth seeing
Known the 719 inhabitants place Moravske Toplice is by its thermal waters. As 1960 was drilled south of Moravci for oil, were discovered in 1.417m depth rather than the hoped-for oil to 72 ° C hot water. The villagers recognized the effect of water and reacted promptly. In 1962, she built a simple basin. The history of the spa began. Today is the " Terme 3000" a modern bathroom in Moravske Toplice.
In the hamlet of Bogojina is the church " White Pigeon " by the famous architect Jože Plečnik. The place is known for its pottery Filovci.