Stari Grad, Makole
Stari Grad (pronounced [ˈstaːɾi ˈɡɾaːt], German: Sct. Anna[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Makole in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills above the right bank of the Dravinja River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[3]
Stari Grad Sveta Ana (until 1955) | |
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Stari Grad Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°17′25.99″N 15°39′58.36″E / 46.2905528°N 15.6662111°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Makole |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 463.9 m (1,522.0 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 251 |
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Name edit
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveta Ana (literally, 'Saint Anne') to Stari Grad (literally, 'old castle') 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.[4][5][6] The name Stari Grad is derived from the ruins of Štatenberg Castle, first mentioned in written documents dating to 1300. It was abandoned in the 17th century, when Štatenberg Mansion was built by its owners.[7]
Church edit
The local church is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Parish of Makole. It was built around 1300. It was restyled in the Baroque in the 17th century.[8]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 4: Štajersko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1904. p. 196.
- ^ Makole 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 6915
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3132
External links edit
- Stari Grad on Geopedia