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About Lendava


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class="apple-converted-space"> in the region of Prekmurje. The name of the settlement was changed from Dolnja Lendava to Lendava in 1955. It is close to the border crossing with Hungary at Dolga Vas-Rédics, and Hungarian is one of the official languages of the municipality, along with Slovene. Lendava was a district (Hungarian: járás) of Zalain the Kingdom of Hungary until 1918. It was part of Hungary again from 1941 to 1945.

The town is the centre of the Hungarian minority in Slovenia. It is also known for the monumental theater and Hungarian Community Centre designed by the architect Imre Makovecz. It has a football team, NK Nafta Lendava, which plays in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.

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