Sveti Janez
Sveti Janez is located in Slovenia
Sveti Janez
Sveti Janez
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°16′45″N 13°53′13″E / 46.27917°N 13.88694°E / 46.27917; 13.88694
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityBohinj
Elevation
[1]
530 m (1,740 ft)

Sveti Janez (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈjaːnɛs], German: Sankt Johann am See[2][3][4]) is a former village in the Municipality of Bohinj. It is now part of the village of Ribčev Laz.[5] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Upper Carniola Statistical Region.

Geography

Sveti Janez is located in a clearing on a terrace above Lake Bohinj.[1][5]

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.[1][6] A lakeside hotel was built in the settlement in the 19th century.[7] Sveti Janez was primarily a summer vacation settlement in the first half of the 20th century.[1] Sveti Janez was deemed annexed by Polje in 1952, ending any existence it had as a separate settlement.[8]

Church

Saint John the Baptist 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.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 532.
  2. ↑ Müllner, Alfons (1909). Geschichte des Eisens in Inner-Österreich von der Urzeit bis zum Anfange des XIX. Jahrhunderts. Vienna: Helm und Goldmann. p. 327.
  3. ↑ Schweiger-Lerchenfeld, Amand (1889). Veldes. Vienna: A. Hartleben. p. 144. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  4. ↑ Oesterreichische Vierteljahresschrift für Forstwesen. Vienna: W. Braumüller. 1907. p. 320.
  5. 1 2 Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 288.
  6. ↑ "Zakon o upravni razdelitvi Ljudske republike Slovenije". Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije. 5 (9): 56. February 23, 1948. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ The Eastern Alps: Including the Bavarian Highlands, Tyrol, Salzburg, Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola: Handbook for Travellers. Leipzig: Karl Baedeker. 1899. p. 519.
  8. ↑ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 80, 100.
  9. ↑ "Ribčev Laz - Cerkev sv. Janeza Krstnika". Register kulturne dediščine. Ministrstvo za kulturo. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
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