Sromlje Explained

Official Name:Sromlje
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:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Brežice
Area Total Km2:2.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:129
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.9893°N 15.5957°W
Elevation M:262.1
Footnotes:[1]

Sromlje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsɾoːmljɛ/, German: Sromle[2]) is a village in the hills north of Brežice in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Sromlje was attested in historical sources as Zwaromes in 1268, Swaroͤmel in 1309, and Zwaroml in 1322, among other spellings. The name is derived from the Slavic nickname *Svaromъ via the plural demonym *Svaromľane, therefore originally meaning 'inhabitants of Svaromъ's village', referring to an early resident of the place.[4]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It is an originally medieval building that was rebuilt in the Baroque style in the second half of the 18th century. Its exterior was extensively altered in the 19th century. A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint John of Nepomuk and was built in the 16th century.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko . 1904 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 10.
  3. http://www.brezice.si/ Brežice municipal site
  4. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 392.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage