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Prekmurje
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Why Go?
Prekmurje is Slovenia's forgotten corner - mostly a broad, farmed plain 'beyond the Mura
River' (as its name suggests). Relatively isolated until the 1920s, Prekmurje has preserved
its traditional music, folklore, architecture and a distinct local dialect.
Until the end of WWI, most of Prekmurje belonged to the Austro-Hungarian crown and
it still has a small Magyar minority. In many ways Prekmurje looks and feels more like
Hungary than Slovenia, with its white storks, large thatched farmhouses, substantial Roma
population, and the occasional Hungarian-style
golaž
(goulash) cooked with paprika.
For visitors, the province is a springboard into Austria or Hungary, and a place to relax
and enjoy taking the waters at the thermal spas, and indulge in the rich local pastry
giban-
ica
.
