Svetli Dol () is a settlement in the
Municipality of Štore in eastern
Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of
Svetina
Svetina () is a settlement in the Municipality of Štore in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Štore. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statist ...
. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Savinja Statistical Region.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Glažuta'' (literally, 'glassworks' < German ''Glasshütte'') to ''Svetli Dol'' (literally, 'bright valley') 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 German elements from toponyms.
Cultural heritage
The local
chapel is dedicated to
Saint Florian and dates to 1754.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3330
References
External links
Svetli Dol on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Štore
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