Frankolovo () is a settlement in the

Municipality of Vojnik The Municipality of Vojnik (; sl, Občina Vojnik) is a municipality in eastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Vojnik. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja S ...

in eastern

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. It lies on the main road north of Vojnik towards

Slovenske Konjice Slovenske Konjice ( or ; german: Gonobitz, in older sources also ''Gannobitz'') is a town in northeastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Slovenske Konjice. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. History and town s ...

. The area is part of the traditional region of

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly c ...

Name

The older name of the settlement was attested in written sources in 1403–04 as ''in der Lak'' (and as ''in Lokch'' in 1415–23 and ''zu Lakg'' in 1464). The name of the settlement was changed from ''Loka ob Tesnici'' to ''Frankolovo'' in 1955. The name ''Frankolovo'' was variously attested in 1763–87 as ''Frankole'', ''Francole'', and ''Franole''. It is derived from ''Frank'', the name of a district head mentioned in a 1718 rent-roll, and is probably of secondary derivation, ultimately based on a name such as ''*Frankova vas'' 'Frank's village'.

History

On February 12, 1945, members of Wehrmacht killed one hundred Slovene civilians at an event called "the

Frankolovo crime The Frankolovo crime ( sl, Frankolovski zločin) was one of the worst Nazi war crimes in the territory of present-day Slovenia during World War II. On February 12, 1945, members of the Wehrmacht killed one hundred Slovene civilians at Graben in ...

Church

The

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

in the village is dedicated to

Saint Joseph Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers of ...

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 was built between 1787 and 1789 and refurbished in 1822.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2976

References

External links

Populated places in the Municipality of Vojnik {{Vojnik-geo-stub