Lemberg pri Šmarju () is a settlement in the
Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern
Slovenia
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. It lies in the hills northeast of Šmarje. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria. The municipality is now included in the
Savinja Statistical Region
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.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Lemberg'' to ''Lemberg pri Šmarju'' in 1953, distinguishing it from
other places named Lemberg.
Cultural heritage
Lemberg was the site of a medieval
castle. Very few ruins of the castle remain visible today. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1224. It was owned by the
Lords of Sannegg and was abandoned in the 15th century. What does remain is the castle
chapel
A chapel is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. Firstly, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common ty ...
, now the
church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship
* C ...
dedicated to
Saint Pancras. It was extended and rebuilt in the 16th and 18th centuries. A second church in the settlement is dedicated to
Saint Nicholas. It was a 15th-century building restyled in the
Baroque in the 18th century. Both churches belong to the
Parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
of
Sladka Gora.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 3365
References
External links
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Lemberg pri Šmarju on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah
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