Sveti Peter (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈpeːtəɾ]; Italian: San Pietro dell'Amata[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Piran in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[3]
Sveti Peter
Šupeter (locally), San Pietro dell'Amata (Italian) | |
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  Sveti Peter Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°27′59.72″N 13°41′3.94″E / 45.4665889°N 13.6844278°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Slovenian Littoral |
| Statistical region | Coastal–Karst |
| Municipality | Piran |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.96 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 329 |
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Name
editThe name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Peter (literally, 'Saint Peter') to Raven (literally, 'plain') 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 Peter was restored in 1992.[4][5][6] The settlement is also known locally as Šupeter.[7]
Church
editThe local church is dedicated to Saint Peter.
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Spezialortsrepertorium der österreichischen Länder. Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910, vol. 7: Österreichisch-Illyrisches Küstenland. Vienna: K. k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. 1918. p. 39.
- ^ Piran 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.
- ^ Piransko podeželje / L'entroterra di Pirano. 2010. Piran: Občina Piran.
External links
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Media related to Sveti Peter at Wikimedia Commons- Sveti Peter on Geopedia
- Sveti Peter internet site
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