Ižakovci

Place in Prekmurje, Slovenia

46°35′7.41″N 16°12′44.66″E / 46.5853917°N 16.2124056°E / 46.5853917; 16.2124056Country

SloveniaTraditional regionPrekmurjeStatistical regionMuraMunicipalityBeltinciArea

• Total8.62 km² (3.33 sq mi)Elevation

179.4 m (588.6 ft)Population

(2020)

• Total770 • Density89/km² (230/sq mi)^[1]

Ižakovci (pronounced [ˈiːʒakou̯tsi]; in older sources also Ižekovci,^[2]^[3] Prekmurje Slovene: Ižekofci,^[4] Hungarian: Murasziget^[5]) is a village on the left bank of the Mura River in the Municipality of Beltinci in the Prekmurje region of northeastern Slovenia.^[6]

Name

Ižakovci was attested in written sources in 1322 as Isakouc and Isacoush (and as Isakolch in 1381 and Isakowlch in 1428). The name of the settlement is derived from personal name Izak 'Isaac' and is a demonym meaning 'inhabitants of Isaac's village'. The phonemic change -z- > -ž- indicates that the Slovenian name developed through an intermediate German form.^[7]

Cultural heritage

There is a chapel in the centre of the village. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and belongs to the Parish of Beltinci.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Ižakovci include:

Iván Persa (1861–1935), writer
Bertalan Koczuván (1828–1889), writer and teacher

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Slavič, Matija. 1921. Prekmurje. Ljubljana: Slovenska krščansko-socialna zveza, p. 107.
^ Slovenski gospodar 72(33), 1938 (17 August): 6. (in Slovene)
^ Novak, Franc: Slovar beltinskega prekmurskega govora, Pomurska založba 2009. p. 55. ISBN 978-961-249-068-3
^ Radkersburg und Luttenberg (map, 1:75,000). 1914. Vienna: K.u.k. Militärgeographisches Institut.
^ Beltinci municipal site
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 171.