Sveti Duh, Dravograd

Sveti Duh
Sveti Duh

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°37′3.52″N 15°3′5.25″E / 46.6176444°N 15.0514583°E / 46.6176444; 15.0514583Coordinates: 46°37′3.52″N 15°3′5.25″E / 46.6176444°N 15.0514583°E / 46.6176444; 15.0514583
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Carinthia
Statistical region Carinthia
Municipality Dravograd
Area
 • Total 4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Elevation 820.5 m (2,691.9 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 111
[1]

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

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


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