Šentlambert

Šentlambert (pronounced [ʃɛntˈlaːmbɛɾt] or [ʃəntˈlaːmbɛɾt]; in older sources also Šent Lampert,[2] German: Sankt Lamprecht[2]) is a village in the hills west of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Šentlambert
Šentlambert is located in Slovenia
Šentlambert
Šentlambert
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°6′39.96″N 14°56′6.2″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Sava
MunicipalityZagorje ob Savi
Area
 • Total0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi)
Elevation
571.7 m (1,875.7 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total81
[1]

Church
Saint Lambert's Church

The local parish church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Lambert and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a Neo-Romanesque building dating to 1867.[4]

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. 96.
  3. Zagorje ob Savi municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2464


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