Štrukljeva Vas
Štrukljeva Vas is located in Slovenia
Štrukljeva Vas
Štrukljeva Vas
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°49′48.58″N 14°28′16.89″E / 45.8301611°N 14.4713583°E / 45.8301611; 14.4713583
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionInner Carniola
Statistical regionLittoral–Inner Carniola
MunicipalityCerknica
Area
 • Total1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation
685 m (2,247 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total32
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
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Štrukljeva Vas (pronounced [ˈʃtɾuːkljɛʋa ˈʋaːs]; Slovene: Štrukljeva vas, German: Strukeldorf[2]) is a small village east of Begunje in the Municipality of Cerknica in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

The name Štrukljeva Vas literally means 'Štrukelj's village' (Štrukelj is a surname in the area).[4] The possessive form of the village's name indicates that it is located in an area that was cleared and settled relatively late.[5]

Church

Saint James's Church

The local church is a chapel of ease dedicated to Saint James and belongs to the Parish of Sveti Vid.[6] The church has a gilded altar from the second half of the 17th century with some late Baroque additions. The altar was renovated in 1928 by the wood-carver Franc Bečaj from Cerknica. The bell tower is several centuries old and appears to have been built as a separate structure. It contains a copper bell dating to 1445. Oral tradition relates that the villagers received the bell from Trsat in exchange for rights to a fair that was held below Kapelšče Hill (770 m) north of the village.[7]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Štrukljeva Vas include:

  • Ivo Lah (1896–1979), statistician[7]
  • Ivan Štrukelj (1880–1952), teacher[7]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 122.
  3. ↑ Cerknica municipal site
  4. ↑ "Kako pogosta sta vaše ime in vaš priimek?". www.stat.si. Statistični urad Republike Slovenije. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ Melik, Anton (1959). Slovenija: geografski opis, vol. 2, part 3. Ljubljana: Slovenska matica. p. 521. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  6. ↑ Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website
  7. 1 2 3 Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 56–57.


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