Podljubelj Explained

Official Name:Podljubelj
Other Name:Sveta Ana pod Ljubeljem (until 1955)
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Tržič
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:703
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.398°N 14.287°W
Elevation M:657.6
Footnotes:[1]

Podljubelj (pronounced as /sl/ or pronounced as /sl/; German: Sankt Anna[2]) is a settlement on the road to the Ljubelj Pass in the Municipality of Tržič in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveta Ana pod Ljubeljem (literally, 'Saint Anne below Ljubelj') to Podljubelj (literally, 'below Ljubelj') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[3] [4] [5] In the past the German name was Sankt Anna.[2]

Church

The local church, dedicated to Saint Anne, stands right by the entrance to the Ljubelj Tunnel.

Tominc Falls

On White Creek (Slovenian: Beli potok), a right tributary of Mošenik Creek, there is an easily reachable 18m (59feet) waterfall called Tominc Falls (Slovenian: Tominčev slap). It is a tourist attraction during high-flow conditions.

Mine

In the hamlet of Lajba above the village is an abandoned cinnabar mine called Saint Anne's Mine (Slovenian: Šentanski rudnik) and parts of it have been made accessible to visitors.[6]

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, p. 66.
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
  5. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
  6. http://www.slovenia.info/en/kul-zgod-znamenitosti/St-Annas-mine-of-quick-silver.htm?kul_zgod_znamenitosti=106&lng=2 Slovenian Tourist Board site