| Official Name: | Sveti Ožbolt |
| Other Name: | Ožbolt nad Zmincem (1955–1997) |
| 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: | Škofja Loka |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.72 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 78 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 46.1149°N 14.2848°W |
| Elevation M: | 847.3 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Sveti Ožbolt (pronounced as /sl/; German: Sankt Oswald[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Ožbolt (literally, 'Saint Oswald') to Ožbolt nad Zmincem (literally, 'Oswald above Zminec') 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] The name Sveti Ožbolt was restored in 1997.[6] In the past the German name was Sankt Oswald.[2]
The local church, built on a hill above the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Oswald and is Late Gothic with the date 1527 in its vaulted sanctuary. The nave dates to 1644 and originally had a flat ceiling but was vaulted in 1849. Frescos on the arch leading to the sanctuary were painted by Jernej of Loka in 1534.[7]