Dvor, Šmartno pri Litiji explained

Official Name:Dvor
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:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Šmartno pri Litiji
Area Total Km2:2.26
Population As Of:2002
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0232°N 14.8676°W
Elevation M:291.8
Footnotes:[1]

Dvor (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈdʋɔɾ/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji 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.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dvor to Dvor pri Bogenšperku in 1953.[3] In 1995 the settlement of Dvor pri Bogenšperku was split into two new settlements: Dvor and Bogenšperk.[4]

Lihtenberk Castle

Lihtenberk Castle, now a ruin, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1250, badly damaged in the 1511 Idrija earthquake, and finally demolished in the early 17th century, was located near the settlement.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.smartno-litija.si Šmartno pri Litiji municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. http://www.stat.si/krajevnaimena/pregledi_naselja_najmanjsa_prebivalci.asp?tlist=off&txtIme=BOGEN%8APERK&selNacin=celo&selTip=naselja&ID=5944 Bogenšperk
  5. Web site: EŠD 4155 . Slovenian . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 6 September 2011.