Lemberg pri Šmarju explained

Official Name:Lemberg pri Šmarju
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:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Šmarje pri Jelšah
Area Total Km2:2.36
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:136
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2569°N 15.5536°W
Elevation M:238.4
Footnotes:[1]

Lemberg pri Šmarju (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈleːmbɛɾk pɾi ˈʃmaːɾju/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills northeast of Šmarje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Lemberg to Lemberg pri Šmarju in 1953, distinguishing it from other places named Lemberg.[3]

Cultural heritage

Lemberg was the site of a medieval castle. Very few ruins of the castle remain visible today. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1224. It was owned by the Lords of Sannegg and was abandoned in the 15th century.[4] What does remain is the castle chapel, now the church dedicated to Saint Pancras. It was extended and rebuilt in the 16th and 18th centuries.[5] A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It was a 15th-century building restyled in the Baroque in the 18th century. Both churches belong to the Parish of Sladka Gora.[6]

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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.smarje-pri-jelsah.si/ Šmarje pri Jelšah 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
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  6. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage