Škocjan, Grosuplje
Škocjan
Staro Apno (until 1990), Škocjan pri Turjaku | |
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Coordinates: 45°53′5.53″N 14°37′57.6″E / 45.8848694°N 14.632667°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
Municipality | Grosuplje |
Area | |
• Total | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
Elevation | 492 m (1,614 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 66 |
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Škocjan (pronounced [ˈʃkoːtsjan]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Grosuplje in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Grosuplje, near Turjak. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Staro Apno to Škocjan (literally, 'Saint Cantius') in 1992.[3] Although many former religious names of settlements in Slovenian were restored after the fall of communism, this is one of the few cases of a settlement receiving a religious name after 1990 even though it did not have a religious name before the Second World War.[4]
Church
The
Protestant reformer Primož Trubar was christened in the chapel in 1508.[6]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Grosuplje municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
- ^ "Stoletni zaklad s težo" [The One-Hundred-Year Treasure With Weight]. Druzina.si (in Slovenian). 5 December 2010.
- ^ "EŠD 2514". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
External links
- Media related to Škocjan at Wikimedia Commons
- Škocjan on Geopedia