Štefan pri Trebnjem

Štefan pri Trebnjem (pronounced [ˈʃteːfam pɾi ˈtɾeːbnjɛm]) is a small village in the Municipality of Trebnje in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Temenica River just west of Trebnje. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Štefan pri Trebnjem

Sveti Štefan (until 1955)
Štefan pri Trebnjem
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°54′32.18″N 14°59′19.6″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityTrebnje
Area
 • Total0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation
277.7 m (911.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total146
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Štefan (literally, 'Saint Stephen') to Štefan pri Trebnjem (literally, 'Stephen near Trebnje') 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 church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Stephen and belongs to the Parish of Trebnje. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526. It was expanded in the 17th century. The belfry dates to the 18th century.[6]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Trebnje 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. "EŠD 2599". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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