Urh, Slovenska Bistrica

Urh (pronounced [ˈuːɾx]) is a small settlement in the Pohorje Hills in the Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica in northeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]

Urh

Sveti Urh (until 1952)
Urh
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°25′45.49″N 15°30′22.2″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalitySlovenska Bistrica
Area
 • Total2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Elevation
899.8 m (2,952.1 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total69
[1]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Urh (literally, 'Saint Ulrich') to Urh (literally, 'Ulrich') in 1952. 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]

Church

The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to Saint Ulrich (Slovene: sveti Urh) and belongs to the Parish of Tinje. It dates to the 17th century.[6]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Slovenska Bistrica 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. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3446


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