Krašči
Encyclopedia
Krašči is a village
in the Cankova
Municipality
in the Prekmurje
region of northeastern Slovenia
. The river Ledava
runs through the settlement and the artificial lake
created by the dam
to the south of the village, divides the village into two settlement.
István Kozel in the 18th century in Krašči wrote a prekmurian hymn-book.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the Cankova
Cankova
Cankova is a town and a municipality in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia.The area was originally a part of Murska Sobota municipality. In 1995, Cankova - Tišina municipality was formed, which existed until 1999 when Tišina seceded as a separate municipality, giving rise to today's demarcation.The...
Municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the Prekmurje
Prekmurje
Prekmurje is a geographically, linguistically, culturally and ethnically defined region settled by Slovenes and lying between the Mur River in Slovenia and the Rába Valley in the most western part of Hungary...
region of northeastern Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. The river Ledava
Ledava
The Ledava is the largest river of Goričko, northeastern Slovenia, and the largest tributary of Drava in Slovenia. The river is in length. It originates in Austria as Lendva Bach and first flows southeast. It enters Slovenia near Kugla, the highest peak of Prekmurje and flows south as Ledava. In...
runs through the settlement and the artificial lake
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
created by the dam
Dam
A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are...
to the south of the village, divides the village into two settlement.
István Kozel in the 18th century in Krašči wrote a prekmurian hymn-book.