Odranci
Encyclopedia
Odranci is a settlement and a municipality
in the Prekmurje
region of Slovenia
. The village of Odranci is the only settlement in the municipality. Odranci is the largest settlement of the Dolinsko region, which lies between the Mura and Ledava
rivers.
The parish church
in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity
and belongs to the Murska Sobota Diocese. It was completed in 1967 and is an imposing octagonal building with a low dome and a triple belfry
.
The flag is rectangular, with a ratio of 1:2, vertically divided into three equal green, yellow, and red stripes, with the coat of arms set in the middle stripe. There is also a version for vertical hoisting, with the coat of arms rotated.
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 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 village of Odranci is the only settlement in the municipality. Odranci is the largest settlement of the Dolinsko region, which lies between the Mura and 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...
rivers.
The parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
in the settlement is dedicated to the Holy Trinity
Trinity
The Christian doctrine of the Trinity defines God as three divine persons : the Father, the Son , and the Holy Spirit. The three persons are distinct yet coexist in unity, and are co-equal, co-eternal and consubstantial . Put another way, the three persons of the Trinity are of one being...
and belongs to the Murska Sobota Diocese. It was completed in 1967 and is an imposing octagonal building with a low dome and a triple belfry
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower which contains one or more bells, or which is designed to hold bells, even if it has none. In the European tradition, such a tower most commonly serves as part of a church and contains church bells. When attached to a city hall or other civic building, especially in...
.
Flag
The flag and coat of arms of Odranci were adopted by the Municipal Authorities and published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia in 1998.The flag is rectangular, with a ratio of 1:2, vertically divided into three equal green, yellow, and red stripes, with the coat of arms set in the middle stripe. There is also a version for vertical hoisting, with the coat of arms rotated.