Sveti Trije Kralji, Radlje ob Dravi explained

Official Name:Sveti Trije Kralji
Other Name:Brezovec (1955–1993)
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Carinthia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Radlje ob Dravi
Area Total Km2:9.35
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:206
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.6374°N 15.1891°W
Elevation M:761.6
Footnotes:[1]

Sveti Trije Kralji (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsʋeːti ˈtɾiːjɛ ˈkɾaːlji/) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Radlje ob Dravi in Slovenia, right on the border with Austria.[2]

The settlement gets its name from the local church, dedicated to the Magi (Slovenian: Sveti Trije Kralji). It belongs to the Parish of Radlje and was built in 1732.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Trije Kralji to Brezovec (literally, 'place with birch trees') 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. The name Sveti Trije Kralji was restored in 1993.[4] [5] [6]

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Notes and References

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