Šentvid pri Lukovici
| Šentvid pri Lukovici | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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Postcard of Šentvid pri Lukovici | |
_location_map.svg.png)  Šentvid pri Lukovici Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°9′46.28″N 14°40′29.06″E / 46.1628556°N 14.6747389°ECoordinates: 46°9′46.28″N 14°40′29.06″E / 46.1628556°N 14.6747389°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Lukovica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 329.7 m (1,081.7 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 208 |
| [1] | |
Šentvid pri Lukovici (German: Sankt Veit)[2] is a settlement in the Municipality of Lukovica in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Šent Vid to Šentvid pri Lukovici in 1955.[4] The settlement gets its name from the local church, dedicated to Saint Vitus (Slovene: sveti Vid). In the 19th century the German name was Sankt Veit.[2]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 22. (Slovene)
- ↑ Lukovica municipal site
- ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
