Šentvid pri Stični ( or ;
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 102–103.]) is a settlement in the
Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
The Municipality of Ivančna Gorica (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ivančna Gorica. Ivančna Gorica became a municipality in 1995.
Settlements
I ...
in central
Slovenia
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. The area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region in Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south an ...
. The municipality is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
The Central Slovenia Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in central Slovenia.
Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km2, with a central po ...
. In addition to the sections of the main settlement known as Stari Trg () and Zadolžna Vas (), it includes the hamlets of Travnik, Sveti Rok (
), Omotce, Postaja Šentvid, and Marof.
Churches
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...
from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to
Saint Vitus
Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily. His surviving hagiography is pure legend. The dates of his actual life are unknown.Basil Watkins, ''The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical ...
() and belongs to the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ljubljana (, ) is a Latin ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Slovenia.[Saint Roch
Roch (lived c. 1348 – 15/16 August 1376/79; traditionally c. 1295 – 16 August 1327), also called Rock in English, was a Majorcan Catholic confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August and 9 September in Italy; he was especially invo ...]
and dates to the 17th century.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Šentvid pri Stični include:
* (1856–1936), educator
*
Marko Gerbec (1658–1718), physician
*
Ivan Janežič (1855–1922), priest
*
Josip Korban (1883–1966), youth writer
*
Franc Ksaver Kutnar (1793–1846), prince-bishop
* (1865–1951), politician
*
Ivan Markelj (1852–1903), educator
* (1817–1898), priest, Franciscan friar
*
Janez Stritar (1818–1882), priest, religious writer
* (1870–1956), veterinary physician
*
Ivan Vencajz (1844–1913), lawyer, judge, politician
*
Janko Vencajz (1872–1895), historian
*
Stanko Vurnik (1898–1952), art historian, ethnologist, musicologist
References
External links
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Šentvid pri Stični on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
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