Sveti Duh, Dravograd

Place in Carinthia, Slovenia
46°37′3.52″N 15°3′5.25″E / 46.6176444°N 15.0514583°E / 46.6176444; 15.0514583Country SloveniaTraditional regionCarinthiaStatistical regionCarinthiaMunicipalityDravogradArea
 • Total4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi)Elevation
820.5 m (2,691.9 ft)Population
 (2020)
 • Total101 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)[1]

Sveti Duh (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈduːx]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northeast of Dravograd in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[2]

Church

Holy Spirit Church

The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to the Holy Spirit (Slovene: Sveti Duh). It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1616. It is an early 16th-century building with an early 17th-century painted wooden ceiling. It belongs to the Parish of Ojstrica.[3]

References

  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Dravograd municipal site
  3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 3210

External links

  • Media related to Sveti Duh at Wikimedia Commons
  • Sveti Duh on Geopedia
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