Sveto (; it, Sutta) is a village northwest of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia.

Name

Sveto was attested in written sources in 1347 as ''Suta'' (and as ''ze Nider/Obern Zawtt'' in 1485, ''Szawt'' in 1494, and ''Sutta'' in 1763–87). In the local dialect it is known as ''Sətu''. The medieval inscriptions (including the Middle High German forms with ' < ''ū'') and the dialect name indicate that the modern Slovene name is a

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of ''*Suto'', which is of unclear origin and may belong to a pre-Slavic

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Mass grave

Sveto is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Preserje Cave Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Preserska jama) is located between Sveto and Ivanji Grad. It contains the remains of a large number of unidentified people scattered across the entire rubble-covered slope of the shaft. A partial exhumation in 2015 yielded the remains of 23 victims.

Church

The local church is dedicated to

Saint Giles Saint Giles (, la, Aegidius, french: Gilles), also known as Giles the Hermit, was a hermit or monk active in the lower Rhône most likely in the 6th century. Revered as a saint, his cult became widely diffused but his hagiography is mostly lege ...

and belongs to the Parish of Komen.Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008

References

External links

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Sveto on Geopedia

Populated places in the Municipality of Komen {{Komen-geo-stub