Šentrupert, Braslovče

Šentrupert Sveti Rupert (until 1955)
Šentrupert Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′0.37″N 15°4′27.54″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Savinja
Municipality	Braslovče
Area
• Total	0.7 km^2 (0.3 sq mi)
Elevation	279.4 m (916.7 ft)
Population  (2020)
• Total	156
• Density	220/km^2 (580/sq mi)
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Šentrupert (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtɾúːpɛɾt, - ʃənˈ-]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Braslovče in Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Rupert (literally, 'Saint Rupert') to Šentrupert 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][5]

Church

Saint Rupert's Church

The local church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Rupert and belongs to the Parish of Gomilsko. It was built in the 14th century with 18th- and 19th-century additions.[6]

References

1. "Šentrupert, Braslovče". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
2. Braslovče municipal site
3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
4. 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.
5. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2983

External links

• Media related to Šentrupert at Wikimedia Commons
• Šentrupert on Geopedia