Šentlenart, Brežice Explained

Official Name:Šentlenart
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Brežice
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9199°N 15.5866°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:156

Šentlenart (in Slovenian pronounced as /sɛnˈtleːnaɾt/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /sənˈtleːnaɾt/; in older sources also Sveti Lenart,[2] German: Sankt Leonhard[2]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. It is now part of the town of Brežice. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

History

Šentlenart was annexed by Brežice in 1981, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[4] [5]

Church

The church in Šentlenart is a chapel of ease dedicated to Saint Leonard. It stands on the site of a former chapel that appeared in written sources in 1443. The church was remodeled in 1840. It is believed to have been the original seat of the Parish of Brežice.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 77.
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 10.
  3. http://www.brezice.si/ Brežice municipal site
  4. Book: Marinković . Dragan . Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 . 1991 . Savezni zavod za statistiku . Belgrade . 11, 104.
  5. Web site: Naselje Brežice . Statistični urad Republike Slovenije . January 31, 2021.