Sveti Štefan, Cerknica

Place in Inner Carniola, Slovenia

Sveti Štefan

Sveti Štefan

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°44′59″N 14°25′59″E﻿ / ﻿45.74972°N 14.43306°E﻿ / 45.74972; 14.43306
Country|  Slovenia
Traditional region| Inner Carniola
Statistical region| Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality| Cerknica
Elevation

| 570 m (1,870 ft)
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Sveti Štefan (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈʃteːfan], German: St. Stefan[2][3]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Cerknica in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Lipsenj.[4] The area is part of the traditional region of Inner Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Littoral–Inner Carniola Statistical Region.[5]

## Geography

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Sveti Štefan lies in a valley east of the village center of Lipsenj. Štebrščica Creek (named Lipsenjščica Creek further downstream) has its source east of Sveti Štefan at Obrh Springs, a pair of gushing springs. Water flows from both of them during periods of heavy rain, and otherwise only from the lower spring.[4]

## Name

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Saint Stephen's Church

The name Sveti Štefan means 'Saint Stephen', and the village was named after the local church, which is dedicated to Saint Stephen.[4]

## History

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Sveti Štefan had a population of 21 living in four houses in 1880,[2] 16 living in five houses in 1890,[3] and 19 living in four houses in 1900.[6] Sveti Štefan was annexed by Lipsenj in 1952, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[7]

## References

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1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. ^ a b Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 94.
3. ^ a b Spezial-orts-repertorium von Krain. Neubearbeitung auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1890 (PDF). Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1894. p. 86.
4. ^ a b c Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 48.
5. ^ Cerknica municipal site
6. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 131.
7. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 (PDF). Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 58, 101.

## External links

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* Media related to Sveti Štefan at Wikimedia Commons
* Sveti Štefan on Geopedia

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Municipality of Cerknica

Settlements|

Administrative seat: Cerknica

| Current|

* Beč
* Bečaje
* Begunje pri Cerknici
* Bezuljak
* Bločice
* Bloška Polica
* Brezje
* Cajnarje
* Čohovo
* Dobec
* Dolenja Vas
* Dolenje Jezero
* Dolenje Otave
* Gora
* Gorenje Jezero
* Gorenje Otave
* Goričice
* Grahovo
* Hribljane
* Hruškarje
* Ivanje Selo
* Jeršiče
* Korošče
* Koščake
* Kožljek
* Kranjče
* Kremenca
* Krušče
* Kržišče
* Laze pri Gorenjem Jezeru
* Lešnjake
* Lipsenj
* Mahneti
* Martinjak
* Milava
* Osredek
* Otok
* Otonica
* Pikovnik
* Pirmane
* Podskrajnik
* Podslivnica
* Ponikve
* Rakek
* Rakov Škocjan
* Ravne
* Reparje
* Rudolfovo
* Selšček
* Slivice
* Slugovo
* Stražišče
* Ščurkovo
* Štrukljeva Vas
* Sveti Vid
* Tavžlje
* Topol pri Begunjah
* Unec
* Zahrib
* Zala
* Zelše
* Žerovnica
* Zibovnik
* Župeno

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Former|

* Podšteberk
* Sveti Štefan

Landmarks|

* Bločice Karst Field
* Cross Cave
* Lake Cerknica
* Mount Slivnica
* Rak Škocjan
* Šteberk Castle
* Weaver Cave

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