Limbarska Gora
| Limbarska Gora Sveti Valentin (until 1955) | |
|---|---|
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_location_map.svg.png)  Limbarska Gora | |
| Coordinates: 46°9′34.5″N 14°46′41.05″E / 46.159583°N 14.7780694°ECoordinates: 46°9′34.5″N 14°46′41.05″E / 46.159583°N 14.7780694°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Moravče |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.44 km2 (1.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 715.5 m (2,347.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 93 |
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Limbarska Gora is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Valentin (literally, 'Saint Valentine') to Limbarska Gora 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.[3][4]
Church
The local church, built on the top of the Limbarska Gora peak (773 m), is dedicated to Saint Valentine and belongs to the Parish of Moravče. It dates to around 1730 and has a free-standing short belfry.[5]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Moravče municipal site
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 324
External links
Media related to Limbarska Gora at Wikimedia Commons- Limbarska Gora on Geopedia
