What the records say
- When
- 17 Apr 1941
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Coordinates
- 46.56° N, 16.37° E
- Government
- Hungary
- Former government
- Yugoslavia
- History
- Hungary participated in Operation Punishment, Germany's invasion of Yugoslavia. After defeating the Yugoslavs, Prekmurje was integrated into Hungary.
- Source map
- Map of the Alpine and Danubian Reichs District · 1:500,000
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Prekmurje
Traditional region of Slovenia
Prekmurje is a geographically, linguistically, culturally, and ethnically defined region of Slovenia, settled by Slovenes and a Hungarian minority, lying between the Mur River in Slovenia and the Rába Valley in the westernmost part of Hungary. It covers an area of 938 square kilometers (362 sq mi) and has a population of 78,000 people.
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The source
- European Borders, World War II (1938–1945)Stanford Spatial History Lab (M. De Groot)Stanford Spatial History Lab: scholarly reuse, no commercial use
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