Sveti Andrej, Moravče

Sveti Andrej
Sveti Andrej

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°8′17.49″N 14°42′30.45″E / 46.1381917°N 14.7084583°E / 46.1381917; 14.7084583Coordinates: 46°8′17.49″N 14°42′30.45″E / 46.1381917°N 14.7084583°E / 46.1381917; 14.7084583
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Moravče
Area
  Total 0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Elevation 348.4 m (1,143.0 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 51
[1]

Sveti Andrej (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti anˈdɾeːi̯]; German: Sankt Andrä[2]) is a small 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.[3]

History

The settlement was separated from Dole pri Krašcah in 1992.[4]

Church

Saint Andrew's Church

The local church, after which the settlement is named, is dedicated to Saint Andrew. It belongs to the Parish of Moravče. Its oldest parts date to the 15th century, but it was extended and rebuilt in the 16th and 18th centuries.[5]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.
  3. Moravče municipal site
  4. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Sveti Andrej
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 285

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