Sveti Štefan, Cerknica

Sveti Štefan (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈʃteːfan], German: St. Stefan[2][3]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Lipsenj.[4] The area is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region.[5]

Sveti Štefan
Sveti Štefan is located in Slovenia
Sveti Štefan
Sveti Štefan
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°44′59″N 14°25′59″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityCerknica
Elevation
570 m (1,870 ft)
[1]

Geography

Sveti Štefan lies in a valley east of the village center of Lipsenj. Štebrščica Creek (named Lipsenjščica Creek further downstream) has its source east of Sveti Štefan at Obrh Springs, a pair of gushing springs. Water flows from both of them during periods of heavy rain, and otherwise only from the lower spring.[4]

Name
Saint Stephen's Church

The name Sveti Štefan means 'Saint Stephen', and the village was named after the local church, which is dedicated to Saint Stephen.[4]

History

Sveti Štefan had a population of 21 living in four houses in 1880,[2] 16 living in five houses in 1890,[3] and 19 living in four houses in 1900.[6] Sveti Štefan was annexed by Lipsenj in 1952, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[7]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 94.
  3. Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain. Neubearbeitung auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1890 (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 86.
  4. Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 48.
  5. Cerknica municipal site
  6. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 131.
  7. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 (PDF). Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 58, 101.


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