Sveti Janez (, ) 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

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 ...

and is now included in the

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Geography

Sveti Janez is located in a clearing on a terrace above Lake Bohinj.

Name

The name ''Sveti Janez'' means ' Saint John' and refers to the church on the lakeshore in the settlement.

History

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

Polje A polje, also called karst polje or karst field, is a large flat plain found in karstic geological regions of the world, with areas usually in the range of 5–400 km2 (2–154 sq mi). The name derives from the Slavic languages, ...

. A lakeside hotel was built in the settlement in the 19th century. Sveti Janez was primarily a summer vacation settlement in the first half of the 20th century. Sveti Janez was deemed annexed by Polje in 1952, ending any existence it had as a separate settlement.

Church

The church in Sveti Janez is dedicated to the John the Baptist and stands on the east shore of Lake Bohinj. The church was originally built in the Gothic style, and it has an open portico and a bell tower with a Baroque roof. The church is a single-naved structure with gilded altars, and it was painted with Gothic frescoes multiple times.

References

External links

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