Tehovec () is a small settlement in the hills southwest of

Medvode Medvode (; german: Zwischenwässern''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 110.) is a town in Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality o ...

in the

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...

region of

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

Name

Tehovec was recorded in written sources in 1763–87 as ''Tehouz''. The name may be derived from the Slavic

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

''*Těxъ'', thus referring to an early inhabitant of the place. Pronunciation of the name varies among , and .

Church

The local church is dedicated to

Saint Florian Florian ( la, Florianus; 250 – 304 AD) was a Christians, Christian holy man, and the patron saint of Linz, Austria; chimney sweeps; soapmakers, and firefighting, firefighters. His feast day is 4 May. Florian is also the patron saint of Upper ...

. The church was first mentioned in written sources in 1548; additional construction took place in the 16th century and first half of the 17th century. The main altar, dedicated to Saint Florian, dates to 1751. The church also contains side altars dedicated to Saint Primus and Saint Wolfgang.

Other cultural heritage

In addition to Saint Florian's Church, two other structures in Tehovec have designated cultural heritage status: * A stone monument to members of the hunting society was erected below the church on 16 June 1935. * The stone granary at the farm at Tehovec no. 1 is built above a cellar and the year 1842 is written on the facade. The upper floor is reached by a single flight of steps, and the entry arch is supported by two columns.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 16323 File:Tehovec Slovenia - Church of St. Florian.JPG, St. Florian's Church in Tehovec

References

External links

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Tehovec on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Medvode {{Medvode-geo-stub