Občina Križevci

The area of the Pannonian Plain, which also includes our regions, is one of the earlier settlement areas in Europe. The area of today's Križevci was already inhabited in the prehistoric era, as there are sites from the Neolithic and Eneolithic eras (2100-1750 BC) in Bučečovci and Lukavci. Many objects were found far away from the original deposit, which the researchers connected with the operation of the Mura and its current change. Mura In antiquity, it is said to have flowed past Križevci and Ljutomer, so that Križevci lay on a kind of island. (Kovačič, 1926)

There are no finds from the time of the Bronze and Iron Ages, so there is a question of whether the area was inhabited at all. Perhaps the inhabitants moved elsewhere (to the more hidden places of the central Slovenske gorice, or to the Austrian hills, to Italy). The causes of migration include climate change and the immigration of nations from central Asia, the north (ILIRI) who set up burial grounds - mounds (in the area of today's cemetery in Križevci.

When a settlement ceased to exist on the construction site in Križevci, this meant the end of the population of the Ljutomer region at that time, because there are no traces of either the inhabitants of the older era or the Celts, who around 500 BC. n. No. rushed to these places and subjugated the Illyrians (the period of Celtic or Late culture). In the Mursko polje and its surroundings, there are no typical finds for the 1st period of the Iron Age - large mounds with rich graves or hillforts on the hills. Slovenian Pomurje has been from the middle of the 1st millennium Fr. n. No. lost transient meaning. Maybe because of the rarity of the population, too exposed location or because of the flooding of the Mura River. It became more important after the Roman settlement around 15 BC. n. No. during the period of the Roman Empire, especially with the establishment of a Roman province Pannonia. At that time, people settled along the main traffic routes. These were not Roman colonists, but rather a native population that had wooden residences. Not much remained of it, but there were many graves left in the forests in the forests (Dobra, Iljaševci, Logarovci, in the Ljutomer area, near Cezanjevci, Gresovščak, Kamenščak, Mekotnjak and Pršetinci) and It follows in the names "Gomile" near Bučečovci, Lukavci and between Iljaševci and Verže (also on Cven). (Pahič, 1971)

Later they penetrated us Slavic tribes and settled in cultivated areas. In contrast to previous peoples, these buried the dead in the ruins of ancient buildings. Their legacy was graves with skeletons and remains in place names. In the early Middle Ages, the extremely weak population of the Ljutomer district was partly the fault of the German church organization, which did not establish any parish here.

Many churches were built later in the time of the prince suburbs, who acquired the territory of Mursko polje around the year 840, and was then succeeded by his son Kocelj. Between the years 896 and 900 until 955, the Avars ravaged them, until they were defeated by the Frankish king Charlemagne. This was followed by the secondary colonization of Slovenes (second half of the 12th and 13th centuries), which left behind characteristic local names with the suffix -ci or -ovci, land division (fields in real particles, lumpy particles), cypress and packed homes in a line, corner or key, the shape of settlements (surrounded, roadside villages and scattered settlements and hamlets), the remains of shooting mans, which were already in the 11th century. began building to defend the province against the Hungarians. (Pannonian Collection, 1966) from the 11th century. is a well-known noble family of Spannheims, who were expanded with their estates in the Lavanska and Drava valleys. So that they could spread further towards the Mura, they pushed the Hungarians back. They are the founders of the Benedictine monastery (1090) in the Labot Valley. In order to restore Christianity, they began to settle people in this area and establish churches. (Kovačič, 1926)

cross in the years 1265 and 1267, in the island's urbar of Otkar, they are mentioned as chreuz. They had a Romanesque church built by the Benedictines. Later in the 13th century. Part of the territory west of Mura belonged to the German state. The parish of Križevje originally belonged to the Radgon parish, and the patronage (Vogtija) above it was given to the Braneš manor. The parish was first mentioned in 1443 as "Phar zum Heiligen Krewcz". (Slekovec, in: Vrbnjak, 2000)

In 1445 it belonged 21 villages and 375 houses. In 1497, the first pastor in the parish of St. Cross on Murské polje – Papt Paul. (Kovačič, 1926) From 1529, the plague ravaged these places, and in memory of this, people placed crosses and chapels reminiscent of horrors. (Slekovec, in: Vrbnjak, 2000) Towards the end of the 15th and the beginning of the 16th century. the Turks invaded again. They scared everything from 1531, 1562 and again in 1640 and destroyed what they could get their hands on. In 1605, the population was hit by a large flood and further impoverished. Around the year 1683 and the beginning of the 18th century, the Kruci, Hungarian farmers, who joined the Turks due to dissatisfaction with the manors, were supposed to come to the area. They had a red cross attached. The population of Murské polje was also marked by grasshoppers that ate all the crops in the field and meadow. (Slekovec, in: Vrbnjak, 2000) In the 17th century, witchcraft was varied. (Kovačič, 1926) All these accidents greatly diluted the population. Due to the population record, the pastor started in 1669 Dr. Ivan Jurij Žurman write a baptismal and birth register. According to his records, in 1672 he was in the parish 2307People. (Vrbnjak, 2000)

In the 19th century, more precisely until 1848, the villages of the Križev parish were subject to the following manors: Branek (Križevci, Vučja vas, Ključarovci, Logarovci (partly) Lukavški manor(Lukavci, Grabe, Logarovci (partly), Gornji Radgoni (Kokoriči), Upper Radgon lower manor – Schachenthurn (Bučečovci), negable (Iljaševci (in part), Ormož (Iljaševci (in part) and Freiberg at Gleisdorf (Old new village). (Kovačič, 1926) In 1868, dissatisfaction led to the rebellion of people's masses – On April 10, the farmers rebelled and attacked the manor house in Lukavci (the same thing happened in Ljutomer and Branek). Until the second half of the 19th century, the parish of St. The following places belonged to the cross on the Mursko polje: Hrastje Mota (Hrastje, Mota), Vučja vas (Vučja ves), Stara Nova vas (Stara and Nova ves), Iljaševci (Ilijaševci), Bunčani, Banovci, Grlava (Gerlava), Krištanci, Šalinci, Lukavci (Lokavci), Ključarovci, Boreci, Grabe, Logarovci, Gajševci), Kokorici, Križevci (Veliki and Mali Križevci), Bučečovci, Murski vrh, Zasadi, Hrašenski and Rački vrh and Trg Veržej. The latter broke away in 1863 and became an independent parish, and in the same year Hrašenski and Rački vrh, which were annexed to the Kapel parish. (Slekovec, in: Vrbnjak, 2000) Towards the end of the 19th century, there were several municipalities in this area: Vučja vas, Bučečovci, Stara Nova vas, Iljaševci, Križevci, Boreci, Ključarovci, Logarovci and Lukavci. These municipalities also included Bunčani, Grlava, Banovci, Krištanci and Šalinci. There were many small municipalities even before the First World War, namely the independent municipalities were the following settlements: Boreci, Grlava, Iljaševci, Krištanci, Križevci, Ključarovci, Logarovci, Lukavci, Stara Nova vas and Vučja vas.

During World War II (1941-1945) this area was called Gemeinde Wernsee and Kreuzdorf (Veržej municipality in Križevci) and was one of the 11 political municipalities that belonged to the political district for Ljutomer. In 1941, there was also an armed station in Križevci, where the gunmen (there were 3 to 5 of them) took care of order and peace. (Prlekija, 1987) After the liberation, local people's offices were first formed, followed by municipal people's committees. In 1978, the local communities of Berkovci and Logarovci merged into the local community of Logarovci-Berkovci, from which the village of Bolehnečica separated in 1994 and joined the municipality of Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnica. (Elaborate, 1997) Before they are cross became A detached municipality, were formed as an area with three local offices (Križevci pri Ljutomer, Logarovci-Berkovci and Grlava-Krištanci-Šalinci), which belonged to the municipality of Ljutomer. (Elaborate, 1997)

independence the congregation has regained years 1999. it belongs to 16 settlements, the settlements of Grlava, Krištanci and Šalinci belonged to the municipality of Ljutomer.