Martinja Vas pri Mokronogu explained

Official Name:Martinja Vas pri Mokronogu
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:Mokronog-Trebelno
Area Total Km2:1.56
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:115
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9521°N 15.1327°W
Elevation M:256.6
Footnotes:[1]

Martinja Vas pri Mokronogu (in Slovenian pronounced as /maɾˈtiːnja ˈʋaːs pɾi mɔˈkɾoːnɔɡu/; Slovenian: Martinja vas pri Mokronogu, German: Martinsdorf[2]) is a village immediately north of Mokronog in the Municipality of Mokronog-Trebelno in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Martinja vas to Martinja vas pri Mokronogu in 1953.[4] In the 19th century the German name was Martinsdorf.[2]

Church

The local church, built on a slight elevation east of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Mokronog. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526 and was restyled in the Baroque in the 17th century. The main altar dates to 1877.[5]

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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, p. 80.
  3. http://www.mokronog-trebelno.si/ Mokronog-Trebelno municipal website
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. Web site: EŠD 2055 . Slovenian . Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage . Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia . 13 May 2011.