Šent Janž pri Radljah (; german: Sankt Johann am Zeichenberge) is a
dispersed settlement in the hills north of
Radlje ob Dravi in
Slovenia, located on the border with
Austria.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Šent Janž pri Radljah'' (literally, 'Saint John near Radlje') to ''Suhi Vrh pri Radljah'' (literally, 'dry peak near Radlje') 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 ''Šent Janž pri Radljah'' was restored in 1993.
Mahrenberg Castle
The
ruins of Mahrenberg Castle lie on a hill south of the settlement. The
castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1193 and was used until the
Renaissance. In 1697 it burned down and only its polygonal foundations are preserved.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 8140
References
External links
Populated places in the Municipality of Radlje ob Dravi
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