Ostenk

Ostenk
Sveti Marko (until 1955)
Ostenk

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°10′0.12″N 15°4′8.95″E / 46.1667000°N 15.0691528°ECoordinates: 46°10′0.12″N 15°4′8.95″E / 46.1667000°N 15.0691528°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Styria
Statistical region Central Sava
Municipality Trbovlje
Area
 • Total 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation 529.6 m (1,737.5 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 190
[1]

Ostenk (sometimes Ostenik[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Trbovlje in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills northeast of the town of Trbovlje. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava statistical region.[3] Ostenk is a scattered settlement on a ridge centered on the Ostenk Crest (Slovene: Zaosteniški preval). It is bordered to the south by Ostenik Hill—which is also known as Žrebelj Hill (Slovene: Žrebeljnov hrib, literally 'nail hill') on the Hrastnik side.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Marko (literally, 'Saint Mark') to Ostenk 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.[4][5][6] The settlement was known as Jelšje in the 18th century, when it consisted of two farms. The name Jelšje now refers to a hamlet of Ostenk northwest of the main settlement.[2]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Mark and belongs to the Parish of Trbovlje. It dates to the 16th century with some 17th-century alterations.[7] It is a single-nave structure with a narrow octagonal chancel and a bell tower that was added later. The furnishings are mostly Baroque. The main altar dates from the 18th century, and the two side altars are late Baroque.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 413–414.
  3. ↑ Trbovlje municipal site
  4. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
  7. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3457

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