Sveti Lovrenc, Prebold

Sveti Lovrenc (pronounced [ˈsʋèːti ˈlɔ́ːwɾɛnts]) is a village in the Municipality of Prebold in east-central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Sveti Lovrenc

Gorenja vas pri Preboldu (1955–1991)
Sveti Lovrenc
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°14′11.68″N 15°6′29.3″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityPrebold
Area
 • Total2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Elevation
282.1 m (925.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total349
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Lovrenc pri Preboldu (literally, 'Saint Lawrence near Prebold') to Gorenja Vas pri Preboldu (literally, 'upper village near Prebold') 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 Lovrenc was restored in 1991.[3][4][5]

Name

The local church, from which the village gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Parish of Prebold. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1247. It was restyled in the 19th century, but the nave is still the original Romanesque structure. [6]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Prebold 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 3220


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