Sveti Trije Kralji (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈtɾiːjɛ ˈkɾaːlji]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Radlje ob Dravi in Slovenia, right on the border with Austria.[2]
Sveti Trije Kralji
Brezovec (1955–1993) | |
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  Sveti Trije Kralji Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°38′14.57″N 15°11′20.93″E / 46.6373806°N 15.1891472°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Carinthia |
| Municipality | Radlje ob Dravi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.35 km2 (3.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 761.6 m (2,498.7 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 206 |
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The settlement gets its name from the local church, dedicated to the Magi (Slovene: Sveti Trije Kralji). It belongs to the Parish of Radlje and was built in 1732.[3]
Name edit
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Trije Kralji to Brezovec (literally, 'place with birch trees') 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 elements from toponyms. The name Sveti Trije Kralji was restored in 1993.[4][5][6]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Radlje ob Dravi municipal site
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3302
- ^ 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.
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