| Official Name: | Cankova |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Prekmurje |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mura |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cankova |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.46 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 416 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.7193°N 16.0179°W |
| Elevation M: | 215.1 |
| Postal Code: | 9261 Cankova |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Cankova (pronounced as /sl/; hu|Vashidegkút,[2] de|Kaltenbrunn[2]) is a village in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Cankova.[3]
Cankova was attested in historical sources as Kaltenprun sive Hydeghuth in 1366 and Hydegkwth in 1499. The Slovenian name is a clipped form of *Cankova ves 'Can(e)k's village', referring to an early person associated with the place.[4] The German name Kaltenbrunn literally means 'cold well', and the Hungarian name Vashidegkút literally means 'cold well in Vas County'.
The parish church in Cankova is dedicated to Saint Joseph and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Murska Sobota. It was built in 1754 and renovated in 1900. It has a cruciform plan with a western belfry.[5]
Notable people that were born or lived in Cankova include: