Vodule (pronounced [ˈʋoːdulɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills just east of Dramlje. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria.[4]
Vodule
Sveta Uršula (until 1955) | |
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  Vodule Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°16′45.91″N 15°24′53.48″E / 46.2794194°N 15.4148556°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Šentjur |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 400.7 m (1,314.6 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 116 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
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Name edit
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveta Uršula (literally, 'Saint Ursula') to Vodule 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.[5][6][7] Before Vodule became the name of the entire settlement, the name used to refer to one of the hamlets in the settlement.<[8]
Church edit
The local church is dedicated to Saint Ursula and belongs to the Parish of Dramlje. It dates to between 1650 and 1660.[9]
Notable people edit
Notable people that were born or lived in Vodule include:
- Matija Vodušek (1802–1872), religious writer, abbot, and colleague of Anton Martin Slomšek[8]
References edit
- ^ Razpotnik, Barica (2020-06-08). "On 1 January 2020, 2,095,861 residents of Slovenia lived in 5,978 settlements; 57 settlements were unpopulated" (Press release). Ljubljana: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
final data (XLS attachment)
- ^ Prebivalci po spolu, občine in naselja, Slovenija, 1. januar 2020 [Population by sex, municipalities and resorts, Slovenia, 1 January 2020]. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia (XLS) (in Slovenian). Ljubljana. 2020-06-08. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
(note: for Šentjur, the municipality is at code 120, followed immediately by its settlements at codes 120001–120121)
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ "Šentjur municipal site". Archived from the original on 2011-01-15. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 348.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2955
External links edit
Media related to Vodule at Wikimedia Commons- Vodule on Geopedia
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