Sveti Andrej, Moravče

Sveti Andrej
Sveti Andrej is located in Slovenia
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; 14.7084583
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMoravče
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. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

History

Sveti Andrej was merged with Dole pri Krašcah in 1955.[4] It was separated again from Dole pri Krašcah in 1992.[5]

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.[6]

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. ^ "Uredba o razglasitvi novih naselij in o združitvi naselij". Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije. 12 (21): 400. June 9, 1955. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Sveti Andrej
  6. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 285


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