Trdkova

Trdkova (Hungarian: Turk ) is a village and a municipality Kuzma in the Prekmurje region in Slovenia and has about 300 inhabitants.

Geography

The settlement is scattered around the headwaters of the Lukaj - stream that drains the northeastern part of the community area to the south. Located along the watershed of the river Mur and Raab springs from Zemin, Seniški or Turk brook which flows through to Raab in Hungary. The highest elevations in the local area are Slamarin Breg 388 m UEA. and the hill Tromejnik 390 m UEA. with the tri-border region between Slovenia, Austria and Hungary. The large Mischwaldungen the district are rich in mushrooms; except pine, spruce and beech, the chestnut is partially represented.

History

The place is first mentioned in 1387 as Trekwlgh, at that time belonging to the basic rule Dobra, today Neuhaus am Klausbach in southern Burgenland. In 1388 the name appears Terkulge and for the year 1499 the place name Therekwelghye is documented. In a protocol of the Diocese of Raab / Györ 1698 the place name Turk is held.

In the 19th century the village was merged with the neighboring settlement Martiny and received in 1890 the official place names Magasfóg. The village then had 707 inhabitants, of which 701 identified themselves as Slovenes, five as a German and as a Hungarian, it belonged to the district Szentgotthárd of county Vas / Vas.

The Treaty of Trianon struck the village to the Kingdom of SHS. For the city is now officially called Trdkova following data were recorded in the census on January 31, 1921 found: 735 Slovenes, all residents known to the Catholic faith.

In the census of 1931 591 inhabitants were calculated, in 1961 there were 448 and for 1971 the following figures are available: 392 inhabitants, 93 houses, 94 households and 364 villagers who live on agricultural income.

Attractions

About an hour walk from Trdkova away is the triple border between Austria, Slovenia and Hungary. Was on May 31, 1924 here on a hill of 390 m UEA. established by the International Boundary Commission draw a large pyramid-shaped landmark. The three individual sides of the pyramid show the coat of arms of the respective country, the annual number of border demarcation, September 10, 1919, and the ratification date of the Trianon Treaty, June 4, 1920.

After the Second World War, the monument was by the contraction of the " Iron Curtain " is no longer accessible. Since June 1989, the border monument from each of the anrainenden States is freely available again. In 1993, the Yugoslav coat of arms was removed and inserted the emblem of the Republic of Slovenia.