Tišina
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Tišina is a town and municipality
in the Prekmurje
region of northeastern Slovenia
. It has been an independent municipality since 1 January 1999. Between 1995 and 1999 it was included in a single municipality together with Cankova
and between 1955 and 1995 it was part of the Murska Sobota
municipality.
The Parish Church
in the settlement is dedicated to The Nativity of Mary
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It dates to the 12th century with extensive 16th century rebuilding.
The Slovene politician in Hungary
Ferenc Ivanóczy was born in Tišina.
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...
. It has been an independent municipality since 1 January 1999. Between 1995 and 1999 it was included in a single municipality together with 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...
and between 1955 and 1995 it was part of the Murska Sobota
Murska Sobota
Murska Sobota is a city in northeastern Slovenia. It is located in the eponymous municipality near the Mura River in the region of Prekmurje and is the regional capital.-Name:...
municipality.
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 Nativity of Mary
Nativity of Mary
The Nativity of Mary, or Birth of the Virgin and various permutations, is celebrated as a liturgical feast in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints and in most Anglican liturgical calendars on 8 September, nine months after the solemnity of her Immaculate Conception, celebrated on 8 December...
and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It dates to the 12th century with extensive 16th century rebuilding.
The Slovene politician in Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
Ferenc Ivanóczy was born in Tišina.