Republic of Prekmurje
| Republic of Prekmurje | ||||||||||||
| Murska Republika Republika Slovenska okroglina Republika Prekmurje Mura Köztársaság Vendvidéki Köztársaság |
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| Unrecognized state | ||||||||||||
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| Capital | Murska Sobota | |||||||||||
| Government | Republic | |||||||||||
| President | Vilmos Tkálecz | |||||||||||
| Historical era | World War I | |||||||||||
| • | Established | May 29, 1919 | ||||||||||
| • | Disestablished | June 6, 1919 | ||||||||||
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The Republic of Prekmurje (Hungarian: Vendvidéki Köztársaság, Mura Köztársaság; Slovene: Murska Republika, Republika Prekmurje; Prekmurje Slovene: Reszpublika Szlovenszka okroglina, Mörszka Reszpublika) was an unrecognized state in Prekmurje, an area traditionally known in Hungarian as Vendvidék ("Wendic March"). On June 6, 1919, Prekmurje was incorporated into the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (renamed "Yugoslavia" in 1929).
The state was bordered by Austria to the north, Hungary to the east, and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes to the west and south.
Slovenian ethnic territory was once more extensive than today, extending from Friuli in northeast Italy to Lake Balaton in Hungary. The Magyars settled the eastern part of this area in the early 10th century, and Prekmurje (along with Croatia and Slovakia) eventually became part of the Kingdom of Hungary. Thus Slovenes living east of the Mura River developed a separate identity from those west of the river under Austrian control as Prekmurje Slovenians. The Prekmurje Slovene language (Hungarian: Vend nyelv) became distinctive. In the 16th and 18th centuries, numerous Slovene families from the Mura and Raba valleys settled in Somogy County.
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