Čikečka Vas

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Čikečka Vas (pronounced [tʃiˈkeːtʃka ˈʋaːs] or [ˈtʃiːkɛtʃka ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Čikečka vas, Hungarian: Csekefa) is a village in the Municipality of Moravske Toplice in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. The village includes the hamlets of Felső-vég, Alsó-vég, and Cseke-hegy. It also has many Hungarian-language microtoponyms, including Alsó-mező, Felső-mező, and Külsö-hegy (fields), Vizköz and Alsó-rét (meadows), and Nagy-ritás and Ritka-tögyes (woods).

Čikečka Vas is also known as Čikečka ves in the local dialect. It is known as Csekefa in Hungarian.

Čikečka Vas was first mentioned in written sources in 1208. A school was established in 1941, but was discontinued in 1945. A fire station was built in 1954. The local mill stopped operating in 1962.

Čikečka Vas is the site of an unmarked grave associated with the Second World War or its aftermath. The Čikečka Vas Grave ( Slovene : Grobišče Čikečka vas ) lies east of the village, in the parking lot left of the entrance to the village cemetery. It contains the remains of a Hungarian shot while crossing the border illegally.

Čikečka Vas is the site of an unmarked grave associated with the Second World War or its aftermath. The Čikečka Vas Grave ( Slovene : Grobišče Čikečka vas ) lies east of the village, in the parking lot left of the entrance to the village cemetery. It contains the remains of a Hungarian shot while crossing the border illegally.