Vipavski Križ
Vipavski Križ
Sveti Križ (until 1955) | |
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Littoral | |
| Statistical region | Gorizia |
| Municipality | Ajdovščina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 177.7 m (583.0 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 170 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
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Vipavski Križ (pronounced
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Križ (literally, 'holy cross') to Vipavski Križ (literally, 'Vipava cross') in 1955.[3] 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.[4][5]
Parish church
The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to the Exaltation of the Cross and belongs to the Diocese of Koper.[6]
Notable people
- Tobia Lionelli (Slovene: Janez Svetokriški; 1647–1714), Slovene preacher
- Rudolf Perhinek (1906–1982), Yugoslav military officer, Chetnik
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Ajdovščina municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Urbanc, Mimi & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
- ^ Koper Diocese list of churches
External links
Media related to Vipavski Križ at Wikimedia Commons- Vipavski Križ on Geopedia
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