Šentvid pri Lukovici

Šentvid pri Lukovici
Village
Šentvid pri Lukovici is located in Slovenia
Šentvid pri Lukovici
Šentvid pri Lukovici
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′46.28″N 14°40′29.06″E / 46.1628556°N 14.6747389°E / 46.1628556; 14.6747389
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityLukovica
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 (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtʋiːt pɾi ˈluːkɔʋitsi] or [ʃənˈtʋiːt pɾi ˈluːkɔʋitsi]; 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] In the past the German name was Sankt Veit.[2]

Church

Saint Vitus's Church

The local church, which the settlement gets its name from, is dedicated to Saint Vitus (Slovene: sveti Vid).

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 22.
  3. ^ Lukovica municipal site
  4. ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


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