Sveti Duh, Bloke

Sveti Duh
Krajič (1955–1989)
Sveti Duh

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°47′50.84″N 14°31′23.7″E / 45.7974556°N 14.523250°E / 45.7974556; 14.523250Coordinates: 45°47′50.84″N 14°31′23.7″E / 45.7974556°N 14.523250°E / 45.7974556; 14.523250
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality Bloke
Area
 • Total 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation 759.6 m (2,492.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 15
[1]

Sveti Duh (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈduːx]) is a small village north of Nova Vas in the Municipality of Bloke in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Duh (literally, 'Holy Spirit') to Krajič 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 connotations from toponyms. The name Sveti Duh was restored in 1989.[3][4][5]

Church

The local church in the settlement, from which the village gets its name, is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the Parish of Bloke.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Bloke municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
  6. ↑ Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website


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