Truške

Truške
Truške; Kortina (until 1955)
	Village
	Truške Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°29′41.07″N13°49′25.5″E / 45.4947417°N 13.823750°E Coordinates: 45°29′41.07″N13°49′25.5″E / 45.4947417°N 13.823750°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Coastal–Karst
Municipality	Koper
Area
• Total	4.28 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	47
	[1]

Last updated March 22, 2019

Truške (pronounced [ˈtɾuːʃkɛ] ) is a village in the City Municipality of Koper in the Littoral region of Slovenia.^[2]

Village Small clustered human settlement smaller than a town

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.

City Municipality of Koper Municipality in Slovenia

The City Municipality of Koper is one of eleven city municipalities of Slovenia. It lies at the coastline of the Adriatic Sea in southwestern Slovenia and was established in 1994. Its centre is the town of Koper. The area has been since 1995 included in Coastal–Karst Statistical Region. The municipality is bilingual.

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Kortina (from Italian corte 'manor')^[3] to Truške 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 Italian elements from toponyms.^[4]^[5]

Church

The parish church, a little away from the village, is dedicated to Saint Cantianus. It is a Baroque church from the 16th century. Its exterior is simple and has a pronounced facade with a bell gable. Its interior houses Baroque equipment. The main altar from 1788 is made of stone and contains a painting of Saint Cantianus. There are also three side altars from the 19th century. The right one contains a painting of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, whereas the first left one contains a painting of Jesus blessing Saint Joseph and the second left one a painting of Saint Lucy and Saint Clare. The Stations of the Cross were created in 1835 by the painter Franc Wissiak. The church was renovated in the 1960s and in 2009.^[6]

A parish church in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, often allowing its premises to be used for non-religious community events. The church building reflects this status, and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Many villages in Europe have churches that date back to the Middle Ages, but all periods of architecture are represented.

An altar is a structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches and other places of worship. They are used particularly in Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto and Taoism. Judaism used such a structure until the destruction of the Second Temple. Many historical faiths also made use of them, including Roman, Greek and Norse religion.

Saint Peter, also known as Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, according to the New Testament, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, leaders of the early Christian Great Church. Pope Gregory I called him repeatedly the "Prince of the Apostles". According to Catholic teaching, Jesus promised Peter in the "Rock of My Church" dialogue in Matthew 16:18 a special position in the Church. He is traditionally counted as the first Bishop of Rome‍—‌or pope‍—‌and also by Eastern Christian tradition as the first Patriarch of Antioch. The ancient Christian churches all venerate Peter as a major saint and as the founder of the Church of Antioch and the Roman Church, but differ in their attitudes regarding the authority of his present-day successors.

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References

↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
↑ Koper municipal site
↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 202.
↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
↑ Urbanc, Mimi & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
↑ "The Parish Church of St. Cantianus, Truške". Slovenia.info. SPIRIT Slovenija. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[2] Koper municipal site

[3] Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 202.

[4] Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

[5] Urbanc, Mimi & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.

[6] "The Parish Church of St. Cantianus, Truške". Slovenia.info. SPIRIT Slovenija. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

Truške Kortina (until 1955)
Village

Truške Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°29′41.07″N13°49′25.5″E / 45.4947417°N 13.823750°E / 45.4947417; 13.823750 Coordinates: 45°29′41.07″N13°49′25.5″E / 45.4947417°N 13.823750°E / 45.4947417; 13.823750
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Littoral
Statistical region	Coastal–Karst
Municipality	Koper
Area
• Total	4.28 km² (1.65 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	47
^[1]