Šentjanž, Sevnica
Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
46°0′40.67″N 15°10′7.12″E / 46.0112972°N 15.1686444°E / 46.0112972; 15.1686444
Slovenia (2012)
Šentjanž (pronounced [sɛnˈtjaːnʃ] or [sənˈtjaːnʃ]; in older sources also Dvor,[2] German: Johannisthal[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Sevnica in east-central Slovenia. Traditionally, it belongs to Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]
Parish church
The local parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to John the Baptist (Slovene: sveti Janez Krstnik, contracted to Šentjanž) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1444 but was totally rebuilt around 1900.[4]
References
- ^ "Šentjanž, Sevnica". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 86.
- ^ Sevnica municipal site
- ^ "EŠD 2427". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
External links
Media related to Šentjanž at Wikimedia Commons- Šentjanž on Geopedia
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Municipality of Sevnica
Administrative seat: Sevnica
- Ajdovski Gradec
- Boštanj Castle ruins
- Boštanj Manor
- Boštanj Parish Church
- Kovačev Hrib Church
- Mount Lisca
- Loka pri Zidanem Mostu Parish Church
- Lutheran Cellar
- Razbor Parish Church
- Rekštanj Castle ruins
- Šentjanž Parish Church
- Sevnica Castle
- Sevnica Parish Church
- St. Roch's Church
- Studenec Parish Church
- Tržišče Parish Church
- Zabukovje Parish Church
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