Miklavž pri Taboru
Miklavž pri Taboru (pronounced [miˈklaːu̯ʃ pɾi ˈtaːbɔɾju]) is a dispersed settlement in the Municipality of Tabor in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]
Miklavž pri Taboru
Sveti Miklavž pri Taboru (until 1955) | |
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  Miklavž pri Taboru Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′26.83″N 15°2′2.74″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Tabor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.87 km2 (4.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 431.7 m (1,416.3 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 160 |
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Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Miklavž pri Taboru (literally, 'Saint Nicholas near Tabor') to Miklavž pri Taboru (literally, 'Nicholas near Tabor') 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 Nicholas (Slovene: sveti Miklavž) and belongs to the Parish of Sveti Jurij ob Taboru. It is a 15th-century church that was greatly rebuilt in the 19th century.[6]
References
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- Tabor municipal site
- Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- 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.
- Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
- Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3040
