| Senuše | |
|---|---|
Saint Lucy's Church in Senuše | |
  Senuše Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′10.99″N15°25′37.59″E / 45.9363861°N 15.4271083°E Coordinates: 45°56′10.99″N15°25′37.59″E / 45.9363861°N 15.4271083°E | |
| Country |  |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Krško |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.53 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 171.2 m (561.7 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 133 |
| [1] | |
Senuše (pronounced [sɛˈnuːʃɛ] ; German : Senusche [2] ) is a village west of Leskovec pri Krškem in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. [3]
German is a West Germanic language that is mainly spoken in Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, South Tyrol (Italy), the German-speaking Community of Belgium, and Liechtenstein. It is also one of the three official languages of Luxembourg and a co-official language in the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. The languages which are most similar to German are the other members of the West Germanic language branch: Afrikaans, Dutch, English, the Frisian languages, Low German/Low Saxon, Luxembourgish, and Yiddish. There are also strong similarities in vocabulary with Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, although those belong to the North Germanic group. German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language, after English.
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Though villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement.
Leskovec pri Krškem is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. It includes the hamlets of Grad, Beli Breg, Veliki Marof, and Žadovinka. Older sources also mention the appertaining hamlet of Bajer.
The local church is dedicated to Saint Lucy and belongs to the Parish of Leskovec pri Krškem. It is a late Gothic building with a rectangular nave and a western belfry that was rebuilt in 1852. A Roman tombstone is incorporated into the western wall of the nave. [4]
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.
Lucia of Syracuse (283–304), also known as Saint Lucy or Saint Lucia, was a Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Orthodox Churches. She is one of eight women along with the Blessed Virgin Mary who are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. Her feast day, known as Saint Lucy's Day, is celebrated in the West on 13 December. St. Lucia of Syracuse was honored in the Middle Ages and remained a well-known saint in early modern England.
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.
