The paper focuses on historical, political and linguistic differences between the population of
Prekmurje and other Slovenes through centuries. One of the specific features of the Prekmurje
region was the fact that it used to be under the Hungarian rule, and according to the prevalent
opinion this had resulted in the Hungarization of Slovenes living across the Mura river in
Hungary. Yet it is easily possible to reject this opinion by analyzing the dialect of the Prekmurje
residents.