Podšentjur (pronounced [pɔtʃɛnˈtjuːɾ] or [pɔtʃənˈtjuːɾ]; German: Sankt Georgen[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]
Podšentjur
Šent Jurij (until 1955) | |
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  Podšentjur Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°4′20.55″N 14°49′2.85″E / 46.0723750°N 14.8174583°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Sava |
| Municipality | Litija |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.91 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 249.8 m (819.6 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 69 |
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Name
editThe name of the settlement was changed from Šent Jurij (literally, 'Saint George') to Podšentjur (literally, 'below Saint George') 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.[4][5][6] In the 19th century the German name was Sankt Georgen.[2]
Church
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The local church is dedicated to Saint George (Slovene: sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Parish of Litija. It was built in the 17th century.[7]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92.
- ^ Municipality of Litija website
- ^ 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.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2393
External links
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