Radenci

Radenci (; ) is a town on the right bank of the Mura River in the Mura Statistical Region of northeastern Slovenia. It is a well-known spa town and was first mentioned in written documents dating back to 1436. After 1833, when a new source of mineral water was discovered, it developed into a popular resort. Since 1994 it has been the seat and the largest settlement of the Municipality of Radenci.

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Place details

Locality: Rihtarovci
Region: Municipality of Tišina
Country: Slovenija
Population: 2,201
Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Radenci
Settlement.image_skyline: Radenci.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Radenska spring.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Styria
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mura
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Radenci
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3.00
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 2171

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2171
Area: 3.0
Elevation: 205
Image: Slovenia Unterwegs IMG 20190803 130628 (48826262608).jpg

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Commons category: Radenci
female population: 1037
male population: 1134

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==History== 250px|left Radenci was first mentioned in 1436 under the name Radein. In 1833 Karol F. Henn, at the time still a student of medicine, discovered the mineral water there. According to a local legend, strange sounds and bubbling coming from the ground was believed to be the sounds of witches cooking soup deep underground. While passing by the mineral water spring in a carriage on the way to nearby Ljutomer, Henn overheard the sounds of the bubbling water. He took some samples of the water for analysis and returned to Radenci after 32 years, in 1869, at that time already a renowned doctor and expert in balneology. He bought the property together with the mineral spring, and in 1869 the first mineral water, named "Radeiner Sauerbrunn," flowed from the spring.