| Kot Kót | |
|---|---|
  Kot Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′33.24″N16°23′10.69″E / 46.5425667°N 16.3863028°E Coordinates: 46°32′33.24″N16°23′10.69″E / 46.5425667°N 16.3863028°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Prekmurje |
| Statistical region | Mura |
| Municipality | Lendava |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.19 km2 (0.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 136 |
| [1] | |
Kot (pronounced [ˈkoːt] ; Hungarian : Kót) is a small village south of Kapca in the Municipality of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Mura River, on the border with Croatia. [2]
Hungarian is a Finno-Ugric language spoken in Hungary and parts of several neighbouring countries. It is the official language of Hungary and one of the 24 official languages of the European Union. Outside Hungary it is also spoken by communities of Hungarians in the countries that today make up Slovakia, western Ukraine (Subcarpathia), central and western Romania (Transylvania), northern Serbia (Vojvodina), northern Croatia and northern Slovenia. It is also spoken by Hungarian diaspora communities worldwide, especially in North America and Israel. Like Finnish and Estonian, Hungarian belongs to the Uralic language family. With 13 million speakers, it is the family's largest member by number of speakers.
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.
Kapca is a village west of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.
The small church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and belongs to the Parish of Lendava. [3]
Saint Anthony of Padua, born Fernando Martins de Bulhões - also known as Saint Anthony of Lisbon - was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He was born and raised by a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, and died in Padua, Italy. Noted by his contemporaries for his powerful preaching, expert knowledge of scripture, and undying love and devotion to the poor and the sick, he was one of the most quickly canonized saints in church history. He was proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on 16 January 1946. He is also the patron saint of lost things.
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or more curates, and who operates from a parish church. Historically, a parish often covered the same geographical area as a manor. Its association with the parish church remains paramount.
