Rodež (; formerly ''Sveti Lenart'',
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 94.] german: Sankt Leonardi
) is a
village in the
Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi
The Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi (; sl, Občina Zagorje ob Savi) is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Zagorje ob Savi. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The entire munic ...
in central
Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Central Sava Statistical Region
The Central Sava Statistical RegionBoršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. ''Transition Studies Review'' 54(1): 145–156, p. 148. ( sl, Zasavska statistična regija) is a s ...
. The village includes the hamlets of Klenovik and Boriče.
Name
The name ''Rodež'' is derived from the common noun ''*rodina'' 'uncultivated land, fallow land', referring to the local geography. It is etymologically related to toponyms such as ''
Rodik'', ''
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 ...
'', and ''
Rodni Vrh
Rodni Vrh () is a settlement in the Haloze area of eastern Slovenia. It lies in the Municipality of Podlehnik. The area traditionally belonged to the Styria region. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.
The local church, built on ...
''.
Church
The local
church is dedicated to
Saint Leonard
Leonard of Noblac (also Leonard of Limoges or Leonard of Noblet; also known as Lienard, Linhart, Leonhard, Léonard, Leonardo, Annard; died 559), is a Frankish saint closely associated with the town and abbey of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, in Haut ...
and belongs to the
Parish of
Šentjurij–Podkum. It has a
Romanesque nave dating to the 13th century onto which a new sanctuary was built after 1350. The
belfry dates to the 16th century.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2457
References
External links
Populated places in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi
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