Kolovrat ( or ; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 92–93.) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi The Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi (; ) is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Zagorje ob Savi. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The entire municipality is now included in ...

in central

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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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. The settlement includes the hamlets of Kal, Plavišnik, Prevalje, Spodnje Vrtače (), Senčna Vas (), and Strma Njiva.

Name

The name ''Kolovrat'' is originally an oronym that appears several times in Slovenia (e.g., the

Kolovrat Range Kolovrat (, ) is a mountain ridge of the Julian Prealps on the border between Slovenia and Italy, west of Tolmin and southeast of Kobarid. It is a geographical border between the Soča Valley in Slovenia and the Venetian Slovenia region of Italy ...

); in this case, it applies to the Kolovrat Ridge () north of the settlement. The name ''Kolovrat'' is believed to derive from the Slovene common noun ''kolovrat'' 'spinning wheel', which developed the metaphorical meaning 'mountain ridge'. In the past the German name was ''Kolowrat''.

Church

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 ...

in the settlement is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

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building that was restyled in the

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in the late 18th century.

Kolovrat Castle

Kolovrat Castle Kolovrat or Kolowrat may refer to: People *Kolowrat family, a Czech noble family People with the surname *Evpaty Kolovrat (c.1200 – 1238), Russian knight *Johann Kollowrat (1748–1816), Bohemian noble and Austrian field marshal *Franz Anton vo ...

(sometimes also ''Spodnji Kolovrat'', ) is a

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built on a small hill southeast of the settlement (). It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1256. It was badly damaged in the 1895 earthquake. After 1945 part of the castle was restored.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 1115

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Kolovrat include: *

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(1784–1841), religious writer and benefactor of

Anton Martin Slomšek Beatification, Blessed Anton Martin Slomšek (26 November 1800 – 24 September 1862) was a Slovene Catholic Church, Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Lavant from 1846 until his death. He served also as an author and poet as wel ...

References

External links

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Kolovrat on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi {{ZagorjeobSavi-geo-stub