Brecljevo

Brecljevo
Sveti Tomaž pri Šmarju (until 1955)
Brecljevo

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°13′11.67″N 15°31′55.56″E / 46.2199083°N 15.5321000°E / 46.2199083; 15.5321000Coordinates: 46°13′11.67″N 15°31′55.56″E / 46.2199083°N 15.5321000°E / 46.2199083; 15.5321000
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Šmarje pri Jelšah
Area
  Total 1.23 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Elevation 297.5 m (976.0 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 167
[1]

Brecljevo (pronounced [ˈbɾeːtsljɛʋɔ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Šmarje. The area was traditionally part of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Tomaž pri Šmarju (literally, 'Saint Thomas near Šmarje') to Brecljevo 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]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Thomas and belongs to the Parish of Šmarje pri Jelšah. It dates originally to the 15th century but was extensively rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries.[6]

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. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3411

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