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Šentvid Junction
Šentvid may refer to: In Austria: * Sankt Veit an der Glan, known as ''Šentvid ob Glini'' in Slovene In Italy: * San Vito al Torre, known as ''Šentvid na Teru'' in Slovene In Slovenia: * Podnanos, a settlement in the Municipality of Vipava, known as ''Šentvid'' before 1952 * Šentvid District, a district of the city of Ljubljana * Šentvid, Ljubljana, a former settlement in the city of Ljubljana * Šentvid pri Grobelnem, a settlement in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah * Šentvid pri Lukovici, a settlement in the Municipality of Lukovica * Šentvid pri Planini, a settlement in the Municipality of Šentjur * Šentvid pri Stični Šentvid pri Stični ( or ; german: Sankt Veit''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 102–103.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Iva ..., a settlement in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica * Šentvid pri Zavodnju, a settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sankt Veit An Der Glan
Sankt Veit an der Glan (; sl, Šentvid ob Glini) is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia, the administrative centre of the Sankt Veit an der Glan District. It was the historic Carinthian capital until 1518. The famous chef Wolfgang Puck was born there in 1949. Geography Location The town is situated in the valley of the Glan River within the Gurktal Alps. Here the Glan reaches the Central Carinthian Zollfeld plain and flows southwards to Maria Saal and the state capital Klagenfurt. Municipal arrangement Sankt Veit consists of six Katastralgemeinden: ''Galling'', ''Hörzendorf'', ''Niederdorf'', ''Projern'', ''Sankt Donat'' and ''Tanzenberg''. It is further divided into the following districts, with population figures at right: History Several archaeologic findings suggest a settlement in the area already in Carolingian times. According to legend, a 901 battle of Bavarian forces against invading Magyars instigated the founding of the town. As first mentioned in an 1131 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Vito Al Torre
San Vito al Torre ( sl, Šentvid na Teru; fur, San Vît de Tor) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southeast of Udine. San Vito al Torre borders the following municipalities: Aiello del Friuli, Campolongo Tapogliano, Chiopris-Viscone, Medea, Palmanova, Romans d'Isonzo, Trivignano Udinese Trivignano Udinese ( fur, Trivignan) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Udine in the Italian region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about southeast of Udine Udine ( , ; fur, Udin; la, Utinum) is ..., Visco. Notable people from San Vito al Torre * Ruggero Salar, football player and coach References External links Official website Cities and towns in Friuli-Venezia Giulia {{FriuliVeneziaGiulia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podnanos
Podnanos (; formerly ''Šent Vid'' or ''Šentvid'' (''nad Vipavo''), german: Sct. Veit, it, San Vito di Vipacco) is a village in the upper Vipava Valley in the Municipality of Vipava in the traditional Inner Carniola region of Slovenia. It is now generally regarded as part of the Slovenian Littoral. It lies below Mount Nanos, from which it gets its current name. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Šent Vid'' (literally, 'Saint Vitus') to ''Podnanos'' (literally, 'below Mount Nanos') in 1952. 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 local name of the settlement, ''Šembid'', is derived from ''Šent Vid''. Church The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Koper Diocese. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šentvid District
The Šentvid District (; sl, Četrtna skupnost Šentvid), or simply Šentvid, is a district () of the City Municipality of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. It is named after the former village of Šentvid. Geography The Šentvid District is bounded on the west by a line running through the Polhov Gradec Hills, on the north by the Sava River The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ..., on the east by a line through farmland east of the A2 Freeway, and on the south by Stegne Street, Jože Jama Street (Ulica Jožeta Jama), Pečnik Street (Pečnikova ulica), Trata Street (''Na Trati''), Zapuže Street (''Zapuška Cesta''), and Kamna Gorica Street (''Kamnogoriška cesta''). The district includes the former settlements of Brod, Podgora, Poljane, Pržan, Šentvid, Trata, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šentvid Pri Grobelnem
Šentvid pri Grobelnem ( or ) is a village in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the regional road from Šmarje to Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Šent Vid pri Grobelnem'' to ''Šentvid pri Grobelnem'' in 1955. Church The local parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje ( la, Dioecesis Celeiensis; sl, Škofija Celje) is a diocese located in the city of Celje in the Ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from .... It is a medieval building that was rebuilt in the 17th century and extended and restyled in the 18th century. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šentvid Pri Lukovici
Šentvid pri Lukovici ( or ; german: Sankt Veit''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 22.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Lukovica in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Šent Vid'' to ''Šentvid pri Lukovici'' in 1955.''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. In the past the German name was ''Sankt Veit''. Church The local church, which the settlement gets its name from, is dedicated to Saint Vitus Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily. His surviving hagiography is pure legend. The dates of his actual life are unknown.Basil Watkins, ''The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical D ... ( sl, sveti Vid). References External links *Šentvid pri Lukovici on Geopedia Populate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šentvid Pri Planini
Šentvid pri Planini ( or ) is a village east of Planina pri Sevnici in the Municipality of Šentjur, eastern Slovenia. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the Savinja Statistical Region, which is in the Slovenian portion of the historical Duchy of Styria. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Vid pri Planini'' (literally, 'Saint Vitus near Planina') to ''Šentvid pri Planini'' 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. Churches There are two churches in the settlement. The parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Vitus ( sl, sveti Vid) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje ( la, Dioecesis Celeiensis; sl, Škofija Celje) is a diocese located in the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šentvid Pri Stični
Šentvid pri Stični ( or ; german: Sankt Veit''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 102–103.) 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 ( sl, Stari trg) and Zadolžna Vas (), it includes the hamlets of Travnik, Sveti Rok (german: Sankt Rochus), Omotce, Postaja Šentvid, and Marof. Churches The parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Vitus, Saint Vitus ( sl, 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 Roch, Saint Roch and dates to the 17th century. N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
