Šentjanž, Sevnica

Šentjanž (pronounced [sɛnˈtjaːnʃ] or [sənˈtjaːnʃ]; in older sources also Dvor,[2] German: Johannisthal[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Sevnica in east-central Slovenia. Traditionally, it belongs to Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Šentjanž
View of Šentjanž from the southwest
View of Šentjanž from the southwest
Šentjanž is located in Slovenia
Šentjanž
Šentjanž
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°0′40.67″N 15°10′7.12″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalitySevnica
Area
  Total2.35 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Elevation
344 m (1,129 ft)
Population
 (2012)
  Total393
  Density168/km2 (440/sq mi)
[1]

Parish church

The local parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to John the Baptist (Slovene: sveti Janez Krstnik, contracted to Šentjanž) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1444 but was totally rebuilt around 1900.[4]

References

  1. "Šentjanž, Sevnica". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 86.
  3. Sevnica municipal site
  4. "EŠD 2427". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
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