Srednja Vas pri Šenčurju

Srednja Vas pri Šenčurju Srednja Vas (until 1955)
Saint Radegund and Saint Catherine
Srednja Vas pri Šenčurju Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′31.53″N 14°25′35.4″E / 46.2587583°N 14.426500°ECoordinates: 46°15′31.53″N 14°25′35.4″E / 46.2587583°N 14.426500°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional Region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Šenčur
Elevation	420.5 m (1,379.6 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	487
[1]

Srednja Vas pri Šenčurju (pronounced [ˈsɾeːdnja ˈʋaːs pɾi ʃɛnˈtʃuːɾju]; Slovene: Srednja vas pri Šenčurju, German: Mitterdorf^[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Srednja vas to Srednja vas pri Šenčurju in 1955.^[3] In the past the German name was Mitterdorf.^[2]

Churches

Twin churches with a single shared spire in the village are dedicated to Saint Radegund and Saint Catherine. Saint Radegunde's is the older of the two with a Romanesque nave and Gothic frescos from around 1440. The sanctuary has Gothic rib vaulting from the second half of the 15th century and the nave was vaulted in 1853. Saint Catherine's is younger with a choir dated 1535. Eight Stations of the Cross are displayed in the nave and a wooden polychrome pulpit from the 17th century can be seen on the south wall.^[4] The spire was probably built in the early 16th century at about the time the second church was erected.^[5]

Gallery

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  Pond in Srednja Vas

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  Saint Radegund and Saint Catherine

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56.
3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
4. Šenčur municipal site
5. Ivan Sedej: Sto Najlepših Cerkva na Slovenskem, Prešernova Družba, Ljubljana 1996, p. 110 ISBN 978-961-6186-20-9

External links

• Srednja Vas pri Šenčurju at Geopedia