Prlekija is a region in northeastern Slovenia between the Drava and Mura rivers. It comprises the eastern part of the Slovene Hills ( Slovene : Slovenske gorice ), stretching from the border with Austria to the border with Croatia . It is part of the traditional province of Lower Styria . Together with the traditional province of Prekmurje , it forms part of the Mura Statistical Region . Its central and largest town is Ljutomer .
5-486: The region is known for its first-class wines, food, and the specific dialect of its inhabitants, which together with Prekmurje Slovene belongs to the Pannonian dialectal group of Slovene dialects, with which it is mutually intelligible. The symbol of the region is the klopotec , a wooden mechanical device on a high wooden pole, similar to a windmill, used to keep birds away from pecking at grapes in vineyards. Tünka
10-702: Is a Slovene dialect in the Pannonian dialect group . It is spoken in the Prlekija region, southwest of the Mura River, bounded on the north by a line from Radenci to Zlatoličje to Spodnja Polskava , on the west from there to Majšperk , and then on the south along the Dravinja and Drava rivers to the Croatian border. The Prlekija dialect often has short vowels corresponding to long acute vowels in
15-413: Is a protected food product from Prlekija. It is made of minced lard and pork. Prlekija is also known for other foods, such as prleška gibanica , dumplings and various sour cream soups and stews. The region roughly comprises the municipalities of Križevci , Ljutomer , Radenci , Razkrižje , Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici , Veržej , Gornja Radgona , Sveti Tomaž , Središče ob Dravi , and Ormož . However,
20-500: The borders of the region are not fully defined. Notable people that were born or lived in the Prlekija region include the following: 46°30′0″N 16°07′0″E / 46.50000°N 16.11667°E / 46.50000; 16.11667 This Slovenian geography article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prlekija dialect The Prlekija dialect ( Slovene : prleško narečje , prleščina )
25-542: The standard language. Accentual retraction (in comparison to standard Slovene) is common. The dialect does not have diphthongs and is characterized by a: > ɔ , u > ü , vocalic ł > u , unaccented ě/i/u > i , word-final m > n , hardening of soft l , nʲ > j , and v > f before voiceless consonants and in word-final position. Salient lexemes in the dialect include dère (= ko 'when'), ka (= da 'that' or ker 'because'), and te (= tedaj 'then'). This Slovenia -related article
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