Uniše

Uniše
Uniše

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°14′37.02″N 15°26′13.73″E / 46.2436167°N 15.4371472°E / 46.2436167; 15.4371472Coordinates: 46°14′37.02″N 15°26′13.73″E / 46.2436167°N 15.4371472°E / 46.2436167; 15.4371472
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Šentjur
Area
 • Total 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi)
Elevation 312.2 m (1,024.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 42
[1]

Uniše (pronounced [uˈniːʃɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Church

St. Oswald's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Oswald (Slovene: sveti Ožbolt) and belongs to the Parish of Ponikva. It was built between 1735 and 1736 on the site of a 16th-century building. It was remodelled in 1856.[3]

Slomšek House

The birthplace of the bishop and poet Anton Martin Slomšek

The Slovene bishop, author, and poet Anton Martin Slomšek was born in the hamlet of Slom in the settlement in 1800. A memorial room is set up in the house where he was born.[4] A memorial plaque was installed in 1877 on the wall at the initiative of the priest Davorin Trstenjak.

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Šentjur municipal site
  3. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3277
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 9094
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