Stari Grad, Makole Explained

Official Name:Stari Grad
Other Name:Sveta Ana (until 1955)
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:Drava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Makole
Area Total Km2:10.22
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:251
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2906°N 15.6662°W
Elevation M:463.9
Footnotes:[1]

Stari Grad (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈstaːɾi ˈɡɾaːt/, German: Sct. Anna[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Makole in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills above the right bank of the Dravinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveta Ana (literally, 'Saint Anne') to Stari Grad (literally, 'old castle') 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.[4] [5] [6] The name Stari Grad is derived from the ruins of Štatenberg Castle, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1300. It was abandoned in the 17th century, when Štatenberg Mansion was built by its owners.[7]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Parish of Makole. It was built around 1300. It was restyled in the Baroque in the 17th century.[8]

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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 . 196.
  3. http://www.obcina-makole.si/ Makole Municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. 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.
  6. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
  7. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
  8. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage