Sveti Duh (, ) is a former village in the

Municipality of Bohinj The Municipality of Bohinj () is a municipality in the Upper Carniola region of northwest Slovenia. Its seat is the settlement of Bohinjska Bistrica. The municipality had 5,222 inhabitants in 2002. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat ...

. It is now part of the village of Ribčev Laz. It is part of the traditional region of

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and is now included in the

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Geography

Sveti Duh is located in a clearing on a terrace above Lake Bohinj. There is a creek in Sveti Duh, but it is dry most of the year.

Name

The name ''Sveti Duh'' means '

Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit, otherwise known as the Holy Ghost, is a concept within the Abrahamic religions. In Judaism, the Holy Spirit is understood as the divine quality or force of God manifesting in the world, particularly in acts of prophecy, creati ...

' and refers to the church on the lakeshore below the settlement.

History

Together with Sveti Janez and Ribčev Laz, Sveti Duh was historically part of the village of

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. A lakeside hotel was built immediately east of the settlement in 1896; known as ''Hotel pod Voglom'' ( Mount Vogel Hostel) or ''Hotel Sv. Duh'' (Sveti Duh Hotel), it is now part of a hostel (''Hostel pod Voglom''). Sveti Duh had a permanent population of four (in one house) in 1900, and it was primarily a summer vacation settlement in the first half of the 20th century. Sveti Duh was deemed annexed by Ribčev Laz in 1953, ending any existence it had as a separate settlement.

Church

The church in Sveti Duh is dedicated to the Holy Spirit. A church was first mentioned at the site in historical sources in the 15th century, and the current structure was built in 1743–1744. The paintings in the church were created by Matija Koželj (1842–1917) in 1885.

References

External links

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Sveti Duh on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Bohinj Former settlements in Slovenia {{Bohinj-geo-stub