Municipalities of Goričko
On the area of the Park there are 11 municipalities: Cankova, Dobrovnik, Gornji Petrovci, Grad, Hodoš, Kobilje, Kuzma, Moravske Toplice, Puconci, Rogašovci and Šalovci.
The Municipality of Cankova
The area of the Municipality of Cankova is on south mostly plain and hilly on the north. On the west is bordered with 22 km long border with the Austria. The border is creek Kučnica, a more than thousand year old border between Hungary and Austria in the history countries. Most of the people live on small farms and works in Murska Sobota or in Austria. Village Cankova is the centre of the municipality, in the middle of the village there is park, where is also a statue of dr. Avgust Pavel, first translator of slovenian literature to hungarian language. More informations...
The Municipality of Dobrovnik
The area of municipality od Dobrovnik was inhabitet long time ago. Proof of that is the found old stone chisel and mounds near Dobrovnik village. Dobrovnik is after Lendava the second largest bilingual settlement in Pomurje region. Three quarters of population represents members of the Hungarian National Minority. In municipality there are several natural features which enables the development of tourism and using of thermal water. Perhaps the most known location is the Bukovnica lake with sorounding area. More informations…
The Municipality of Gornji Petrovci
Many of the people in this municipality are farmers. Despite smallnes, municipality offers quite a few important historical and artistic monuments and tourist locations. Village Ženavlje was become known after the stratospheric baloon landed back in 18. august 1934. In the baloon were belgian scientists Max Cosyns and Nere Van Elst. In the Križevci village there is the oldest tree in Goričko - a 700 years old chestnut tree. More information…
The Municipality of Grad
Village Grad is currently the most popoulus setllement on Goričko, first mentioned as Lyndwa, than as Gornja Lendava (Upper Lendava), from the year 1952 as Grad (Castle) – after middle age castle which stands on a hill from basaltic tuff. In the middle ages here was the administrative center of Goričko and Ravensko region. The biggest touristic sites are castle and Vulkanija. In the Municipality of Grad there is several more nature and culturalhistoric sites to discover. More informations…
The Municipality of Hodoš
Based on the number of residents is the Municipality of Hodoš the smallest municipality in Slovenia The area is interestig from ethnological view. Here we can find ethnological protected farms and typical panonnian water springs. Hodoš village was first mentioned in year 1331. In the past it was also important local centre. More informations …
The Municipality of Kobilje
The Municipality of Kobilje is located by the Kobilje creek and in between the old forests and vineyards. Found objects indicate that people were living here probaly already in the stone age. The heritage of the past is perfectly combined with the urbanistic environment in Kobilje village. In the middle of the village there are two checker trees, the oldest of its kind in Slovenia. On sorounding hills there are many vineyards, on the hill of Saint Martin there is also a 200 years old service tree. More informations ...
The Municipality of Kuzma
The Municipality of Kuzma is positioned on the border triangle between Slovenia, Austria and Hungary. On the site of the border triangle the statue is positioned. The statue is three-sided. Each side is covered with coat of arms of one of the country. To the border triangle leads nature theme trail, which is equipped with many interpretation tools. To the site leads also path from the Austria and one from the Hungary. In the municipality there are also many of other interesting sites. More informations…
The Municipality of Moravske Toplice
The Municipality of Moravske Toplice has a long border with the Hungary on the east. In the municipality there also lives a strong communty of National Hungarian Minority. These have important role in having good relationships with the Hungary. The municipality is relatively large in area but sparcely populated - especially in the northern part. The strategy of development lies in the connecton with small villages, ecological farming and soft tourism. In the municipality are aware of benefits of untouched nature and thermal spring water that is present beneath the area. In the village of Moravske Toplice there is complex of spa resorts, hotels and other tourist infrastructure. More informations …
The Municipality of Puconci
In the Municipality of Puconci lies on the metting point of plain and hilly part of Prekmurje region. The plain one is marked with agriculture and lifestock breeding, the other one is marked with viticulture and fruit growing. The speciality of this municipality is the harmony of many religious groups such as evangelical, catholic and pentecostal evangelical churc. There are many cultural and touristic associations in the municipality. More informations …
The Municipality of Rogašovci
The Municipality of Rogašovci is positioned at the nortwestern park of Goričko region. It borders on Austria, where also the highest point of Prekmurje can be found. The Sotina hill is 418 m high and on it is also panoramic tower. In the area there are also several others panoramic view points like Serdica Hill and Fikšinci ridge. Important park of cultural history represents beekeeping. Important sites are also the Rupniks mosaic in the Church of Saint Helena in Pertoča, the spring of mineral water in Nuskova, the quarry of schists in Sotina and others. More informations …
The Municipality of Šalovci
The Municipality is located in the northeastern part of Slovenia. In this municipality there are the only growing places of garland flower. The village Šalovci were in the end of the 19. century one of the biggest settlements in Goričko. Today the number of residents is halfed due to the depopulation. The village is shaped along the main road in the valley of Velika Krka creek. More informations …
