Šent Janž pri Radljah (; ) is a

dispersed settlement A dispersed settlement, also known as a scattered settlement, is one of the main types of settlement patterns used by landscape historians to classify rural settlements found in England and other parts of the world. Typically, there are a num ...

in the hills north of Radlje ob Dravi in

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, located on the border with

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Šent Janž pri Radljah'' (literally, 'Saint John near Radlje') to ''Suhi Vrh pri Radljah'' (literally, 'dry peak near Radlje') 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 ''Šent Janž pri Radljah'' was restored in 1993.

Mahrenberg Castle

The

ruins Ruins () are the remains of a civilization's architecture. The term refers to formerly intact structures that have fallen into a state of partial or total disrepair over time due to a variety of factors, such as lack of maintenance, deliberate ...

of Mahrenberg Castle lie on a hill south of the settlement. The

castle A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...

was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1193 and was used until the

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. In 1697 it burned down and only its polygonal foundations are preserved.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 8140

References

External links

Šent Janž pri Radljah on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Radlje ob Dravi {{RadljeobDravi-geo-stub