Šent Janž pri Radljah

Šent Janž pri Radljah (pronounced [ˈʃɛnt ˈjaːnʃ pɾi ˈɾaːdljax]; German: Sankt Johann am Zeichenberge[2]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills north of Radlje ob Dravi in Slovenia, located on the border with Austria.[3]

Šent Janž pri Radljah

Suhi Vrh pri Radljah (1955–1993)
Šent Janž pri Radljah
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°37′22.3″N 15°15′10.15″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalityRadlje ob Dravi
Area
 • Total11.77 km2 (4.54 sq mi)
Elevation
548.3 m (1,798.9 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total218
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Šent Janž pri Radljah (literally, 'Saint John near Radlje') to Suhi Vrh pri Radljah (literally, 'dry peak near Radlje') 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 Šent Janž pri Radljah was restored in 1993.[4][5][6]

Mahrenberg Castle

The ruins of Mahrenberg Castle lie on a hill south of the settlement. The castle was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1193 and was used until the Renaissance. In 1697 it burned down and only its polygonal foundations are preserved.[7]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. 1904. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 264.
  3. Radlje ob Dravi municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. 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.
  6. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
  7. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 8140


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