Dolga Njiva pri Šentlovrencu explained

Official Name:Dolga Njiva pri Šentlovrencu
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:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Trebnje
Area Total Km2:1.42
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:65
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9523°N 14.9356°W
Elevation M:331
Footnotes:[1]

Dolga Njiva pri Šentlovrencu (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈdoːu̯ɡa ˈnjiːʋa pɾi ʃɛntˈloːu̯ɾɛntsu/ or in Slovenian pronounced as /- ʃənt-/) is a small village north of Šentlovrenc in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dolga Njiva to Dolga Njiva pri Šentlovrencu in 1953.[3] [4]

Church

A small church in the settlement is dedicated to the Finding of the Holy Cross and belongs to the Parish of Šentlovrenc. It is a medieval building and contains fragments of 16th-century frescos in the nave.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.trebnje.si/ Trebnje municipal site
  3. Book: Marinković . Dragan . Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 . 1991 . Savezni zavod za statistiku . Belgrade . 21.
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage