Sveti Lenart (; german: Sankt Leonhard''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.) is a small settlement in the

Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem The Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem (; sl, Občina Cerklje na Gorenjskem) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Cerklje na Gorenjskem.Upper Carniola region of

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Lenart na Rebri'' (literally, 'Saint Leonard on the slope') to ''Lenart na Rebri'' (literally, 'Leonard on the slope') 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 Lenart'' was restored in 1994. In the past the German name was ''Sankt Leonhard''.

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 stands isolated above the village. It was first mentioned in 1499, but was extensively rebuilt at various stages, most recently in the 19th century.Cerklje municipal site

References

External links

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Sveti Lenart on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem {{CerkljenaGorenjskem-geo-stub