Lemberg pri Šmarju

Lemberg pri Šmarju
Lemberg pri Šmarju

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°15′24.75″N 15°33′12.97″E / 46.2568750°N 15.5536028°E / 46.2568750; 15.5536028Coordinates: 46°15′24.75″N 15°33′12.97″E / 46.2568750°N 15.5536028°E / 46.2568750; 15.5536028
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Šmarje pri Jelšah
Area
 • Total 2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Elevation 238.4 m (782.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 136
[1]

Lemberg pri Šmarju (pronounced [ˈleːmbɛɾk pɾi ˈʃmaːɾju]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills northeast 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 Lemberg to Lemberg pri Šmarju in 1953.[3]

Cultural heritage

Lemberg was the site of a medieval castle. Very few ruins of the castle remain visible today. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1224. It was owned by the Lords of Sannegg and was abandoned in the 15th century.[4] What does remain is the castle chapel, now the church dedicated to Saint Pancras. It was extended and rebuilt in the 16th and 18th centuries.[5] A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It was a 15th-century building restyled in the Baroque in the 18th century. Both churches belong to the Parish of Sladka Gora.[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. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 4625
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3366
  6. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3365
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