Male Rodne () is a settlement in the

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in eastern

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. The entire area belongs to the traditional

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region and is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Mohor'' (literally, 'Saint Hermagoras') to ''Male Rodne'' (literally, 'little Rodne') in 1953. 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 ''Male Rodne'' ('little Rodne') distinguishes the settlement from nearby Velike Rodne ('big Rodne'). The plural name ''Rodne'' and names like it (e.g., ''

Rodine Rodine may refer to: Places * Rodine, Črnomelj, a settlement in the Municipality of Črnomelj, Slovenia * Rodine pri Trebnjem, a settlement in the Municipality of Trebnje, Slovenia *Rodine, Žirovnica, a settlement in the Municipality of Žirovni ...

'') are derived from the common noun *''rodina'' 'untilled land', thus referring to a local geographical feature.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saints Hermagoras and Fortunatus 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 Rogaška Slatina. The Late Gothic

sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a saf ...

dates to 1536 and has a painted stellar vaulted ceiling. The

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

dates to the 17th century and a southern

chapel A chapel is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. Firstly, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common ty ...

was added in 1740.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 3083

References

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Populated places in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina {{RogaškaSlatina-geo-stub