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Šentvid pri Stični

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Country
  
Slovenia

Statistical region
  
Central Slovenia

Area
  
241 ha

Traditional region
  
Lower Carniola

Elevation
  
322 m

Population
  
922 (2002)

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Municipality
  
Municipality of Ivančna Gorica

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Šentvid pri Stični ([ʃɛnˈtʋit pɾi ˈstiːtʃni] or [ʃənˈtʋit-]; German: Sankt Veit) is a settlement in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. In addition to the sections of the main settlement known as Stari Trg (Slovene: Stari trg) and Zadolžna Vas (Zadolžna vas), it includes the hamlets of Travnik, Sveti Rok (German: Sankt Rochus), Omotce, Postaja Šentvid, and Marof.

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Churches

The parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Vitus (Slovene: sveti Vid) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1136. A second church on a hill just south of the settlement is dedicated to Saint Roch and dates to the 17th century.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Šentvid pri Stični include:

  • Anton Črnivec (1856–1936), educator
  • Marko Gerbec (1658–1718), physician
  • Ivan Janežič (1855–1922), priest
  • Josip Korban (1883–1966), youth writer
  • Franc Ksaver Kutnar (1793–1846), prince-bishop
  • Josip Mandelj (1865–1951), politician
  • Ivan Markelj (1852–1903), educator
  • Evstahij Ozimek (1817–1898), priest, Franciscan friar
  • Janez Stritar (1818–1882), priest, religious writer
  • Hugon Turk (1870–1956), veterinary physician
  • Ivan Vencajz (1844–1913), lawyer, judge, politician
  • Janko Vencajz (1872–1895), historian
  • Stanko Vurnik (1898–1952), art historian, ethnologist, musicologist
  • References

    Šentvid pri Stični Wikipedia