Sveti Duh (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈduːx], German: Heiligengeist[2]) is a small village north of Nova Vas in the Municipality of Bloke in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Sveti Duh
Krajič (1955–1989) | |
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  Sveti Duh Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°47′50.84″N 14°31′23.7″E / 45.7974556°N 14.523250°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Littoral–Inner Carniola |
| Municipality | Bloke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 759.6 m (2,492.1 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 16 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
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Name edit
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Duh (literally, 'Holy Spirit') to Krajič in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious connotations from toponyms. The name Sveti Duh was restored in 1989.[4][5][6]
Church edit
The local church in the settlement, from which the village gets its name, is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the Parish of Bloke.[7]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 130.
- ^ Bloke municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
- ^ Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
- ^ Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
External links edit
Media related to Sveti Duh at Wikimedia Commons- Sveti Duh on Geopedia
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