Country Slovenia Statistical region Savinja Elevation 509 m Local time Wednesday 11:45 AM | Traditional region Styria Municipality Gornji Grad Area 13.58 km² Population 142 (2002) | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 42% Humidity | ||
Lenart pri Gornjem Gradu ([ˈleːnaɾt pɾi ˈɡoːɾnjɛm ˈɡɾaːdu]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Gornji Grad in Slovenia. Traditionally the area belonged to the Styria region and is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
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Map of 3342 Lenart pri Gornjem Gradu, Slovenia
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Lenart (literally, 'Saint Leonard') to Lenart pri Gornjem Gradu (literally, 'Leonard near Gornji Grad') 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.
Church
The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is built on a hill in the western part of the settlement. It is dedicated to Saint Leonard and belongs to the Parish of Gornji Grad. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1426. It has a rectangular nave with a narrower and lower sanctuary and a southern belfry.