Sveti Andrej (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.) is a small settlement in the

Municipality of Moravče A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...

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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History

Sveti Andrej was merged with

Dole pri Krašcah Dole pri Krašcah () is a settlement to the west of Moravče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Moravče in the Central Slovenia Statistical R ...

in 1955. It was separated again from Dole pri Krašcah in 1992.

Church

The local

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...

, after which the settlement is named, is dedicated to

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. It belongs to the Parish of Moravče. Its oldest parts date to the 15th century, but it was extended and rebuilt in the 16th and 18th centuries.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 285

References

External links

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Sveti Andrej on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Moravče {{Moravče-geo-stub