Andraž nad Polzelo

Andraž nad Polzelo (pronounced [anˈdɾaːʃ nat ˈpoːu̯zɛlɔ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Polzela in Slovenia. It lies in the Ložnica Hills north of Polzela and south of Velenje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Andraž nad Polzelo

Šent Andraž (until 1955)
Andraž nad Polzelo
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°19′9.09″N 15°5′11.36″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionSavinja
MunicipalityPolzela
Area
 • Total11.18 km2 (4.32 sq mi)
Elevation
327.1 m (1,073.2 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total728
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Šent Andraž (literally, 'Saint Andrew') to Andraž nad Polzelo (literally, 'Andrew above Polzela') 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
Saint Andrew's Church

The local parish church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Andrew and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1229. The core of the current church is Gothic and dates to around 1400. It is built on a small hill in the middle of the settlement and it served as a protective enclosure against Ottoman raids.[6]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Polzela 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 2849


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