Rovt pod Menino

Rovt pod Menino (pronounced [ˈɾoːu̯t pɔd mɛˈniːnɔ]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills south of Šmartno ob Dreti in the Municipality of Nazarje in Slovenia. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Rovt pod Menino
Sveti Jošt (until 1955), Rovte pri Nazarjih (until 1963)
Rovt pod Menino is located in Slovenia
Rovt pod Menino
Rovt pod Menino
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′45.93″N 14°53′9.98″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityNazarje
Area
 • Total13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Elevation
650.3 m (2,133.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total110
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Jošt (literally, 'Saint Jodocus') to Rovte pri Nazarjih (literally, 'clearing near Nazarje') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[3][4][5] The name of the settlement was changed again from Rovte pri Nazarjih to Rovt pod Menino in 1963.[3]

Churches
Saint Josse's Church
Saints Gervasius and Protasius Church
Churches

The local church built on an isolated hill in the east of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Josse and belongs to the Parish of Šmartno ob Dreti. It dates to the late 13th and early 14th centuries with some later additions. There is a second church close by. It is dedicated to Saints Gervasius and Protasius.[6]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Nazarje municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
  5. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
  6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 3313 & 3314


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