Sveti Duh, Dravograd Explained

Official Name:Sveti Duh
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:Carinthia
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Carinthia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Dravograd
Area Total Km2:4.81
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:101
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.6176°N 15.0515°W
Elevation M:820.5
Footnotes:[1]

Sveti Duh (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsʋeːti ˈduːx/) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northeast of Dravograd in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[2]

Church

The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to the Holy Spirit (Slovenian: Sveti Duh). It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1616. It is an early 16th-century building with an early 17th-century painted wooden ceiling. It belongs to the Parish of Ojstrica.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.dravograd.si Dravograd municipal site
  3. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage