Dramlje (; german: Sankt Egidi)
is one of the most populous settlements in the
Municipality of Šentjur
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, in eastern
Slovenia
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. The settlement, and the entire municipality, are included in the
Savinja Statistical Region
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, which is in the
Slovenian portion of the historical
Duchy of Styria.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Šent Ilj'' (literally, 'Saint Giles') to ''Dramlje'' 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. Before the name ''Dramlje'' (german: Trennenberg)
was applied to the settlement, it was a regional name referring to a broad region north of
Šentjur
Šentjur ( or ; german: Sankt Georgen) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat, and largest settlement, of the Municipality of Šentjur. The town lies on the Voglajna River east southeast of Celje. The settlement, and the entire municipal ...
, stretching from
Vojnik to
Ponikva.
This regional name was attested in 1043 as ''Teramperch'' (and as ''Dremel'' in 1354, ''Dreming'' in 1377, ''Dremyng'' in 1401, and ''Dråming'' in 1450). It is of uncertain origin; it may be based on the personal name ''*Drama'' (indicating some kind of ownership) or may be of pre-Slavic
substratum origin. See also
Dramlja.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Dramlje include:
*Ivan Kolarič (1869–1894), poet
*Matija Vodušek (1802–1872), writer
*Fran Župnek (1860–1928), railway and waterworks developer
References
External links
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Dramlje on Geopedia(map, aerial view)
Dramlje on Google Maps(map, street view)
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Populated places in the Municipality of Šentjur