Dvorjane

Dvorjane (pronounced [dʋɔˈɾjaːnɛ]) is a village in the Municipality of Duplek in northeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Drava River southeast of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Dvorjane

Sveti Martin pri Vurbergu (until 1955)
Dvorjane
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°29′30.07″N 15°46′18.06″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityDuplek
Area
 • Total3.39 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation
237.6 m (779.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total651
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Martin pri Vurbergu (literally, 'Saint Martin near Vurberg') to Dvorjane (literally, 'manor dwellers') 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]

Church

The local parish church, built on the southeastern outskirts of the village, is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It is a 15th-century building, rededicated in 1535 and extended in 1782.[6]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Duplek 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 number ešd 3172
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