Šentjanž, Rečica ob Savinji explained

Official Name:Šentjanž
Other Name:Šent Janž (until 1955)
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Rečica ob Savinji
Area Total Km2:2.05
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:224
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.317°N 14.8953°W
Elevation M:374.9
Footnotes:[1]

Šentjanž (in Slovenian pronounced as /ʃɛnˈtjaːnʃ/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /ʃənˈtjaːnʃ/) is a village on the left bank of the Savinja River in the Municipality of Rečica ob Savinji in Slovenia. The area belongs to the traditional Styria region and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Šent Janž (literally, 'Saint John') to Šentjanž in 1955.[3]

Church

The local church is dedicated to John the Baptist and belongs to the Parish of Rečica ob Savinji. It has a rectangular nave with two chapels, a sanctuary, and a northern belfry. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1347 with 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century additions.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.obcina-recica.si Rečica ob Savinji municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage