Pečica

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Pečica
Sveti Mihael (until 1955)
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Pečica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°16′18.85″N15°32′3.92″E / 46.2719028°N 15.5344222°E / 46.2719028; 15.5344222 Coordinates: 46°16′18.85″N15°32′3.92″E / 46.2719028°N 15.5344222°E / 46.2719028; 15.5344222
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Šmarje pri Jelšah
Area
 • Total 2.77 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Elevation 470.1 m (1,542.3 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 109
[1]

Pečica (pronounced  [pɛˈtʃiːtsa] ) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Sladka Gora. The area is part of the historical Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. [2]

Municipality An administrative division having corporate status and usually some powers of self-government or jurisdiction

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Šmarje pri Jelšah Town and Municipality in Slovenia

Šmarje pri Jelšah is a town and a municipality in eastern Slovenia. The area was part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. The development of the settlement is associated with a medieval mansion known as Jelšingrad on a slight hill northwest of the town.

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Mihael (literally, 'Archangel Michael') to Pečica (literally, 'small cliff/cave') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. [3] [4] [5] Before Pečica became the name of the entire settlement, the name used to refer to one of the hamlets in the settlement. [6]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Michael and belongs to the Parish of Sladka Gora. It is a medieval building that was partially rebuilt and restyled in the Baroque. [7]

Church (building) building constructed for Christian worship

A church building or church house, often simply called a church, is a building used for Christian religious activities, particularly for Christian worship services. The term is often used by Christians to refer to the physical buildings where they worship, but it is sometimes used to refer to buildings of other religions. In traditional Christian architecture, the church is often arranged in the shape of a Christian cross. When viewed from plan view the longest part of a cross is represented by the aisle and the junction of the cross is located at the altar area.

Michael (archangel) archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings

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A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or more curates, and who operates from a parish church. Historically, a parish often covered the same geographical area as a manor. Its association with the parish church remains paramount.

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Šmarje pri Jelšah municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ↑ Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
  5. ↑ Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
  6. ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 378.
  7. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3363
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