Sveta Trojica (, in older sources ''Žilče pri Sveti Trojici'', german: Schilze bei Heiligendreifaltigkeit) is a small

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north of

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in the

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in the

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region of

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveta Trojica'' (literally, 'Holy Trinity') to ''Šivče'' 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. The name ''Sveti Trojica'' was restored in 1991. Locally, the settlement is known as ''Trojica''.

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 settlement, from which the village gets its name, is dedicated to the

Holy Trinity The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (, from 'threefold') is the central dogma concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three coequal, coeternal, consubstantial divine persons: God the F ...

and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana ( sl, Nadškofija Ljubljana, la, Archidioecesis Labacensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Slovenia.Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
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References

External links

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Sveta Trojica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Bloke {{Bloke-geo-stub