Šentvid pri Stični explained

Official Name:Šentvid pri Stični
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ivančna Gorica
Area Total Km2:2.41
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:922
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9525°N 14.8407°W
Elevation M:321.5
Footnotes:[1]

Šentvid pri Stični (in Slovenian pronounced as /ʃɛnˈtʋit pɾi ˈstiːtʃni/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /ʃənˈtʋit-/; German: Sankt Veit[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] In addition to the sections of the main settlement known as Stari Trg (Slovenian: Stari trg) and Zadolžna Vas (Slovenian: Zadolžna vas), it includes the hamlets of Travnik, Sveti Rok (German: Sankt Rochus[2]), Omotce, Postaja Šentvid, and Marof.[4]

Churches

The parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Vitus (Slovenian: sveti Vid) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1136.[5] A second church on a hill just south of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Roch and dates to the 17th century.[6]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Šentvid pri Stični include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 102–103.
  3. http://www.ivancna-gorica.si/ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
  4. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 152–153.
  5. Web site: EŠD 2489 . Slovenian . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 22 July 2011.
  6. Web site: EŠD 2497 . Slovenian . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 22 July 2011.