Country Slovenia Statistical region Savinja Elevation 650 m Local time Thursday 1:21 PM | Traditional region Styria Municipality Nazarje Area 13.38 km² Population 110 (2002) | |
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Rovt pod Menino ([ˈɾoːu̯t pɔd mɛˈniːnɔ]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills south of Šmartno ob Dreti in the Municipality of Nazarje 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 3341 Rovt pod Menino, Slovenia
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Jošt (literally, 'Saint Jodocus') to Rovte pri Nazarjih (literally, 'clearing near Nazarje') 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. The name of the settlement was changed again from Rovte pri Nazarjih to Rovt pod Menino in 1963.
Churches
The local church built on an isolated hill in the east of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Josse and belongs to the Parish of Šmartno ob Dreti. It dates to the late 13th and early 14th centuries with some later additions. There is a second church close by. It is dedicated to Saints Gervasius and Protasius.