Svetli Dol Explained

Official Name:Svetli Dol
Other Name:Glažuta (until 1955)
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:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Štore
Area Total Km2:1.61
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:73
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.185°N 15.3191°W
Elevation M:560.5
Postal Code:3220
Footnotes:[1]

Svetli Dol (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈsʋɛːtli ˈdoːu̯/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Štore in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Svetina. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Glažuta (literally, 'glassworks' < German Glasshütte) to Svetli Dol (literally, 'bright valley') 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 German elements from toponyms.[3] [4]

Cultural heritage

The local chapel is dedicated to Saint Florian and dates to 1754.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.store.si Štore municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Urbanc, Mimi & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage