Ceremony marks Prekmurje Reunification Day

Murska Sobota/Beltinci/Črenšovci, 16 August - The main ceremony dedicated to Prekmurje reunification day will be held in the village of Črenšovci on Tuesday. President Borut Pahor will be the keynote speaker at the event, which takes place on the eve of the holiday marking the day when Slovenia's north-eastern region was united with the rest of the nation in 1919.

Črenšovci
An event marking the 2019 Prekmurje Reunification Day ceremony where President Borut Pahor laid a wreath at a memorial to patriot Jožef Klekl (1874-1948).
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
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Ljubljana
Joining in the celebrations of the centenary of Prekmurje's reunification with Slovenia, Ljubljana honoured the country's north-easternmost region by inaugurating a square bearing the name of the region.
Photo: Nebojša Tejić/STA
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Črenšovci
A memorial to patriot Jožef Klekl (1874-1948).
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
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