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Šentvid pri Stični
Šentvid pri Stični
	Šentvid pri Stični Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°57′8.89″N 14°50′26.45″E / 45.9524694°N 14.8406806°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Ivančna Gorica
Area
• Total	2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Elevation	321.5 m (1,054.8 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	922

Šentvid pri Stični (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtʋit pɾi ˈstiːtʃni] or [ʃənˈtʋit-]; German: Sankt Veit^[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.^[3] In addition to the sections of the main settlement known as Stari Trg (Slovene: Stari trg) and Zadolžna Vas (Zadolžna vas), it includes the hamlets of Travnik, Sveti Rok (German: Sankt Rochus^[2]), Omotce, Postaja Šentvid, and Marof.^[4]

Churches

The parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Vitus (Slovene: sveti Vid) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1136.^[5] A second church on a hill just south of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Roch and dates to the 17th century.^[6]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Šentvid pri Stični include:

Anton Črnivec [sl] (1856–1936), educator
Marko Gerbec (1658–1718), physician
Ivan Janežič (1855–1922), priest
Josip Korban (1883–1966), youth writer
Franc Ksaver Kutnar (1793–1846), prince-bishop
Josip Mandelj [sl] (1865–1951), politician
Ivan Markelj (1852–1903), educator
Evstahij Ozimek [sl] (1817–1898), priest, Franciscan friar
Janez Stritar (1818–1882), priest, religious writer
Hugon Turk [sl] (1870–1956), veterinary physician
Ivan Vencajz (1844–1913), lawyer, judge, politician
Janko Vencajz (1872–1895), historian
Stanko Vurnik (1898–1952), art historian, ethnologist, musicologist

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ ^a ^b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 102–103.
^ Ivančna Gorica municipal site
^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 152–153.
^ "EŠD 2489". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
^ "EŠD 2497". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 22 July 2011.

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[Leksikon-2] Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 102–103.

[3] Ivančna Gorica municipal site

[4] Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 152–153.

[5] "EŠD 2489". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 22 July 2011.

[6] "EŠD 2497". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 22 July 2011.

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