Vipavski Križ (pronounced [ʋiˈpaːu̯ski ˈkɾiːʃ] ; Italian: Santa Croce di Aidussina) is a settlement on a small hill in the Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Ajdovščina in the Littoral region of Slovenia. There is evidence of habitation on the hill in the pre-Roman period. The settlement was first mentioned in written documents dating to the 13th century. The houses in the village are clustered inside a defence wall around a castle from the late 15th century. It was built to protect the residents against Ottoman raids. In 1532 Vipavski Križ was declared a town. In 1636 a Capuchin monastery with a rich library was founded in the town and it is now open to visitors.[2]
Vipavski Križ
Sveti Križ (until 1955) | |
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  Vipavski Križ Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°52′51.82″N 13°51′41.87″E / 45.8810611°N 13.8616306°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Littoral |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Ajdovščina |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177.7 m (583.0 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 170 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
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Name
editThe name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Križ (literally, 'holy cross') to Vipavski Križ (literally, 'Vipava cross') in 1955.[3] 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] A referendum was held in 1999 on whether to restore the name Sveti Križ, but 51% of the voters favored retaining the name Vipavski Križ.[6]
Parish church
editThe parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Exaltation of the Cross and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[7]
Notable people
edit- Tobia Lionelli (Slovene: Janez Svetokriški; 1647–1714), Slovene preacher
- Rudolf Perhinek (1906–1982), Yugoslav military officer, Chetnik
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Ajdovščina 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.
- ^ "Poročilo Občinske volilne komisije občine Ajdovščina o izidu glasovanja naknadnega referenduma o potrditvi ali zavrnitvi odloka o preimenovanju naselja Vipavski Križ dne 12. septembra 1999". Uradni list Republike Slovenije. 1999 (87): 13272. October 28, 1999. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches
External links
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Media related to Vipavski Križ at Wikimedia Commons- Vipavski Križ on Geopedia
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