Sveti Duh (, german: Heiligengeist) is a former village in the

Municipality of Bohinj The Municipality of Bohinj ( sl, Občina Bohinj) is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of northwest Slovenia. Its seat is the settlement of Bohinjska Bistrica. The municipality had 5,222 inhabitants in 2002. Settlements In addition to t ...

. It is now part of the village of

Ribčev Laz Ribčev Laz (, german: Fischgereuth) is a settlement on Lake Bohinj in the Municipality of Bohinj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Most of the settlement consists of hotels and holiday homes. Churches The local church dedicated to John ...

. It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Upper Carniola Statistical Region.

Geography

Sveti Duh is located in a clearing on a terrace above Lake Bohinj. There is a creek in Sveti Duh, but it is dry most of the year.

Name

The name ''Sveti Duh'' means '

Holy Spirit In Judaism, the Holy Spirit is the divine force, quality, and influence of God over the Universe or over his creatures. In Nicene Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is the third person of the Trinity. In Islam, the Holy Spirit acts as ...

' and refers to the church on the lakeshore below the settlement.

History

Together with Sveti Janez and Ribčev Laz, Sveti Duh was historically part of the village of Polje. A lakeside hotel was built immediately east of the settlement in 1896; known as ''Hotel pod Voglom'' ( Mount Vogel Hostel) or ''Hotel Sv. Duh'' (Sveti Duh Hotel), it is now part of a hostel (''Hostel pod Voglom''). Sveti Duh had a permanent population of four (in one house) in 1900, and it was primarily a summer vacation settlement in the first half of the 20th century. Sveti Duh was deemed annexed by Ribčev Laz in 1953, ending any existence it had as a separate settlement.

Church

The church in Sveti Duh is dedicated to the Holy Spirit. A church was first mentioned at the site in historical sources in the 15th century, and the current structure was built in 1743–1744. The paintings in the church were created by

Matija Koželj Matija is a South Slavic masculine and feminine given name, a variant of Matthew. Notable people with the name include: * Matija Ahacel (1779–1845), Carinthian Slovene philologist, publicist, and collector of folk songs * Matija Antun Relković ( ...

(1842–1917) in 1885.

References

External links

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Sveti Duh on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj Former settlements in Slovenia {{Bohinj-geo-stub