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Ižakovci is located in Slovenia
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°35′7.41″N 16°12′44.66″E﻿ / ﻿46.5853917°N 16.2124056°E﻿ / 46.5853917; 16.2124056Coordinates: 46°35′7.41″N 16°12′44.66″E﻿ / ﻿46.5853917°N 16.2124056°E﻿ / 46.5853917; 16.2124056
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Prekmurje
Statistical region Mura
Municipality Beltinci
 • Total 8.62 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Elevation 179.4 m (588.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 820

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]


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[edit]

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[edit]

Notable people that were born or lived in Ižakovci include:


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

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