Jurklošter () is a settlement in the

Municipality of Laško The Municipality of Laško (; sl, Občina Laško) is a municipality in eastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Laško. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja ...

in eastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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Name

The settlement was first attested around 1145 as ''Geyrowe'' (later forms: ''de Giurio'', ''Gyriov'', ''Geyrach''), all referring to the Slovenian prefix ''Jur-'' '(Saint) George'. The suffix ''-klošter'' means 'monastery' and the name Jurklošter therefore refers to a religious edifice dedicated to Saint George. The pre-1972 name of the settlement, ''Mišji Dol'', also refers to a monastery because it literally means 'monks' valley' (''mišji'' < ''meniški'' 'monk') (but cf. ''

Mišji Dol Mišji Dol (; german: Mausthal)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 90. is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji ...

'' in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji, literally 'mouse valley'). The name of the settlement was changed from ''Mišji Dol'' to ''Jurklošter'' in 1972.

Cultural heritage

Charterhouse

It was the site of a large charterhouse (

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monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whic ...

), of which the

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the 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 community activitie ...

, a later

mansion A mansion is a large dwelling house. The word itself derives through Old French from the Latin word ''mansio'' "dwelling", an abstract noun derived from the verb ''manere'' "to dwell". The English word '' manse'' originally defined a property l ...

and a defence tower remain. The monastery was founded in the 12th century. The church is dedicated to

Saint Maurice Saint Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius; ) was an Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that martyred group. He is th ...

and belongs to the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje ( la, Dioecesis Celeiensis; sl, Škofija Celje) is a diocese located in the city of Celje in the Ecclesiastical province of Maribor in Slovenia. History * April 7, 2006: Established as Diocese of Celje from ...

.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 206

References

External links

*
Jurklošter on Geopedia

Populated places in the Municipality of Laško Carthusian monasteries in Slovenia {{Laško-geo-stub