Kolovrat, Zagorje ob Savi

Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

Kolovrat

Kolovrat

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°10′8.05″N 14°52′23.12″E﻿ / ﻿46.1689028°N 14.8730889°E﻿ / 46.1689028; 14.8730889
Country|  Slovenia
Traditional region| Upper Carniola
Statistical region| Central Sava
Municipality| Zagorje ob Savi
Area

• Total| 6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Elevation

| 463.9 m (1,522.0 ft)
Population

(2002)

• Total| 141
[1]

Kolovrat (pronounced [kɔlɔˈwɾaːt] or [kɔˈloːwɾat]; German: Kolowrat[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3] The settlement includes the hamlets of Kal, Plavišnik, Prevalje, Spodnje Vrtače (German: Unterwertatsche[2]), Senčna Vas (Slovene: Senčna vas), and Strma Njiva.[4]

## Name

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The name Kolovrat is originally an oronym that appears several times in Slovenia (e.g., the Kolovrat Range); in this case, it applies to the Kolovrat Ridge (Slovene: Kolovraška reber) north of the settlement. The name Kolovrat is believed to derive from the Slovene common noun kolovrat 'spinning wheel', which developed the metaphorical meaning 'mountain ridge'.[5] In the past the German name was Kolowrat.[2]

## Church

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Saint Lawrence's Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Lawrence and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a Gothic building that was restyled in the Baroque in the late 18th century.[6]

## Kolovrat Castle

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Kolovrat Castle

Kolovrat Castle (sometimes also Spodnji Kolovrat,[2] German: Unterkolowrat[2]) is a castle built on a small hill southeast of the settlement (46°9′53.09532″N 14°52′37.04016″E﻿ / ﻿46.1647487000°N 14.8769556000°E﻿ / 46.1647487000; 14.8769556000). It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1256. It was badly damaged in the 1895 earthquake. After 1945 part of the castle was restored.[7]

## Notable people

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Notable people that were born or lived in Kolovrat include:

* Jakob Prašnikar (1784–1841), religious writer and benefactor of Anton Martin Slomšek[2]

## References

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1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b c d e f Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 92–93.
3. ^ Zagorje ob Savi municipal site Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 455.
5. ^ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 195–196.
6. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 1897
7. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 1115

## External links

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* Media related to Kolovrat at Wikimedia Commons
* Kolovrat on Geopedia

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Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Zagorje ob Savi

| Current|

* Blodnik
* Borje
* Borje pri Mlinšah
* Borovak pri Podkumu
* Brezje
* Breznik
* Briše
* Čemšenik
* Čolnišče
* Dobrljevo
* Dolenja Vas
* Dolgo Brdo pri Mlinšah
* Družina
* Golče
* Gorenja Vas
* Hrastnik pri Trojanah
* Izlake
* Jablana
* Jarše
* Jelenk
* Jelševica
* Jesenovo
* Kal
* Kandrše
* Kisovec
* Kolk
* Kolovrat
* Konjšica
* Kostrevnica
* Kotredež
* Log pri Mlinšah
* Loke pri Zagorju
* Mali Kum
* Medija
* Mlinše
* Mošenik
* Orehovica
* Osredek
* Padež
* Podkraj pri Zagorju
* Podkum
* Podlipovica
* Polšina
* Potoška Vas
* Požarje
* Prapreče
* Ravenska Vas
* Ravne pri Mlinšah
* Razbor pri Čemšeniku
* Razpotje
* Rodež
* Rove
* Rovišče
* Rtiče
* Ržiše
* Selo pri Zagorju
* Šemnik
* Senožeti
* Šentgotard
* Šentlambert
* Šklendrovec
* Sopota
* Špital
* Spodnji Šemnik
* Strahovlje
* Tirna
* Vidrga
* Vine
* Vrh
* Vrh pri Mlinšah
* Vrhe
* Zabava
* Zabreznik
* Zavine
* Zgornji Prhovec
* Znojile
* Žvarulje

|

Former|

* Brezovica
* Kal
* Klenovik
* Kobiljek
* Krbulje
* Krivica
* Lipovica
* Prečna
* Renke
* Ribnik
* Selce
* Selišče
* Sveta Gora
* Toplice
* Trzin
* Vežnica
* Vodice
* Zahrib
* Zavšenik
* Zgornja Zaplana
* Zlokarje

Landmarks|

* Mount Čemšenik
* Gamberk Castle
* Izlake Parish Church
* Medija Castle
* Medija Thermal Spa
* Kolovrat Castle
* Šentgotard Parish Church
* St. Anne's Church
* Zagorje Parish Church

Notable people|

* France Cukjati
* Janez Drnovšek
* Edin Osmanović
* Primož Roglič
* Johann Weikhard von Valvasor
* Koala Voice

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

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