Artviže (; it, Artuise) is a small village in the
Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina
The Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina (; sl, Občina Hrpelje - Kozina) is a municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia.Littoral
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region of
Slovenia
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.
Name
Artviže was attested in written sources in 1443 as ''Hertwisekh''. The name is derived from the
Middle High German
Middle High German (MHG; german: Mittelhochdeutsch (Mhd.)) is the term for the form of German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High ...
personal name ''Hartwig'' via a denominal adjective form.
Church
The church in the settlement is dedicated to the local saint,
Saint Servulus
Saint Servulus (or Servolo, died ) was a paralyzed beggar who spent all his time praying outside Saint Clement's Church in Rome.
His feast day is 23 December.
''Roman Martyrology''
The ''Roman Martyrology'' of 1916 has an entry under the Twent ...
, who lived in a cave close to
Socerb
Socerb ( or ; in older sources also ''Sacerb'', Italian: ''San Servolo'')Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 386. is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Li ...
, and belongs to the
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of
Brezovica.
Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008
References
External links
Artviže on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Hrpelje-Kozina
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