Šentilj pod Turjakom

Šentilj pod Turjakom
Šentilj pod Turjakom
	Šentilj pod Turjakom Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°26′56.07″N 15°11′12.04″E / 46.4489083°N 15.1866778°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Carinthia
Statistical region	Carinthia
Municipality	Mislinja
Area
• Total	1.73 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Elevation	583 m (1,913 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	286

Šentilj pod Turjakom (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtiːl pɔt tuˈɾjaːkɔm] or [ʃənˈtiːl pɔt tuˈɾjaːkɔm]) is a village in the Municipality of Mislinja in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Carinthia. It is now included in the Carinthia Statistical Region.^[2]

Church

The parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Giles (Slovene: sveti Ilj or Šentilj) and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maribor. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1292. The original Romanesque belfry is preserved in the current church, most of the rest of which dates to the mid-18th century.^[3]

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
^ Mislinja municipal site
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3015

External links

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[1] Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia

[2] Mislinja municipal site

[3] Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3015

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