Sveti Andrej, Škofja Loka

Sveti Andrej (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti anˈdɾeːi̯]; German: Sankt Andrä[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škofja Loka in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Sveti Andrej
Andrej nad Zmincem (1955–1997)
Sveti Andrej is located in Slovenia
Sveti Andrej
Sveti Andrej
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′59.52″N 14°18′6.43″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityŠkofja Loka
Area
 • Total3.33 km2 (1.29 sq mi)
Elevation
595.6 m (1,954.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total92
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Andrej (literally, 'Saint Andrew') to Andrej nad Zmincem (literally, 'Andrew above Zminec') 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. The name Sveti Andrej was restored in 1997.[3][4][5] In the past the German name was Sankt Andrä.[2]

Church
Saint Andrew's Church and fresco on southeast wall

The local church, built on a hill above the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Andrew. It is Late Gothic, dating to between 1520 and 1530. The nave was vaulted in 1831. The frescos in the sanctuary, behind the altar, and one on the exterior were painted by Jernej of Loka at the time the church was built and most of the remaining decoration is from the 17th century. The main altar dates to 1773 and the side altars are from the late 17th century.[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. 64.
  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. Municipality of Škofja Loka declaration of local churches as cultural monuments, 23 May 2007 Archived 11 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine


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