Laporje, Slovenska Bistrica
Laporje | |
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Styria | |
Statistical region | Drava |
Municipality | Slovenska Bistrica |
Area | |
• Total | 3.59 km2 (1.39 sq mi) |
Elevation | 269.2 m (883.2 ft) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 361 |
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Laporje (pronounced
Name
Laporje was first attested in written sources in 1251 as Lapriach (and as Lapriak in 1273 and Labriach in 1480). The name is derived from the Slovene common noun lapor 'marl', referring to the characteristics of the local soil. The place name is now a singular neuter form but, based on the locative plurals reflected in the medieval transcriptions, it was probably originally the plural demonym *Lapor′ane (literally, 'people living on marly soil').[4]
History
The area was already settled in antiquity, as testified by the discovery of four carved stones during renovation of the church in 1907. (Two of the stones have been lost, and one is now built into the south wall of the church.) Schooling was established in Laporje in 1828, with classes held in the rectory. School buildings were built in the village in 1848, 1881, and 1926.[3]
Church
The
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Slovenska Bistrica municipal site
- ^ a b c Savnik, Roman, ed. 1980. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 540.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 226.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3090
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