Srednja Vas pri Šenčurju (; ,
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56.]) is a village in the
Municipality of Šenčur
The Municipality of Šenčur (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the settlement of Šenčur. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Kranj wa ...
in the
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...
region of
Slovenia
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.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Srednja vas'' to ''Srednja vas pri Šenčurju'' in 1955. In the past the German name was ''Mitterdorf''.
Churches
Twin churches with a single shared spire in the village are dedicated to
Saint Radegund
Radegund (; also spelled ''Rhadegund, Radegonde, or Radigund''; 520 – 13 August 587) was a Thuringian princess and Frankish queen, who founded the Abbey of the Holy Cross at Poitiers. She is the patroness saint of several churches in Franc ...
and
Saint Catherine. Saint Radegunde's is the older of the two with a
Romanesque nave and
Gothic fresco
Fresco ( or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting become ...
s from around 1440. The sanctuary has
Gothic rib vault
A rib vault or ribbed vault is an architectural feature for covering a wide space, such as a church nave, composed of a framework of crossed or diagonal arched ribs. Variations were used in Roman architecture, Byzantine architecture, Islamic a ...
ing from the second half of the 15th century and the nave was vaulted in 1853. Saint Catherine's is younger with a choir dated 1535. Eight
Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross or the Way of the Cross, also known as the Via Dolorosa, Way of Sorrows or the , are a series of fourteen images depicting Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ on the day of Crucifixion of Jesus, his crucifixion and acc ...
are displayed in the nave and a wooden
polychrome
Polychrome is the "practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variety of colors." The term is used to refer to certain styles of architecture, pottery, or sculpture in multiple colors.
When looking at artworks and ...
pulpit from the 17th century can be seen on the south wall. The spire was probably built in the early 16th century at about the time the second church was erected.
[Ivan Sedej: ''Sto Najlepših Cerkva na Slovenskem'', Prešernova Družba, Ljubljana 1996, p. 110 ]
Gallery
Image:Srednja vas pond 01.jpg, Pond in Srednja Vas
Image:Srednja vas - Sv.Radegunda in Sv. Katarina 02.jpg, Saint Radegund and Saint Catherine
References
External links
Srednja Vas pri Šenčurju on Geopedia
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Populated places in the Municipality of Šenčur