POMURSKA - Education, health and culture
Pannonian culture
Pomurska has high school centres in Murska Sobota and Lendava, offering various courses at high-school and vocational levels. Bilingual education in both Slovene and Hungarian at pre-school, primary and secondary levels was introduced in 1959 in the area settled by both Slovenes and Hungarians.
During the 2001/2002 school year, 16 893 pupils were enrolled in primary, lower and upper secondary schools: 5 341 of them attended primary school, 5 539 lower secondary schools and 6 013 upper secondary schools. Students normally continue their tertiary education either at the University of Maribor or the University of Ljubljana, but lately a 2-year post-secondary vocational college was established in Murska Sobota, offering programs for commercialists.There are no large research institutions in the region. There, however, are nine bilingual kindergardens with about 300 children, 8 bilingual elementary schools with about 1 000 pupils and a bilingual secondary school in Lendava with about 330 students.
There is a general hospital in Murska Sobota serving the region. Complementary health services are also available in spas, resorts with natural mineral and thermal water, especially in Radenci, Moravske Toplice and Lendava.
Murska Sobota is the main cultural centre in Pomurska, with a regional museum and a study library in a castle built in the 16th century in the Renaissance style and a local radio station.
Lendava is the cultural centre of the Hungarian ethnic minority in Slovenia. They publish a weekly paper in Hungarian and the local radio station is also of great importance for preserving the national identity and culture of the ethnic minority. There is a local museum and art gallery in the Lendava castle.
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