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Sveti Duh Krajič (1955–1989)
Sveti DuhLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°47′50.84″N 14°31′23.7″E / 45.7974556°N 14.523250°E / 45.7974556; 14.523250
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Inner Carniola
Statistical region	Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality	Bloke
Area
• Total	0.35 km (0.14 sq mi)
Elevation	759.6 m (2,492.1 ft)
Population
• Total	16
• Density	46/km (120/sq mi)

Sveti Duh (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈduːx], German: Heiligengeist) is a small village north of Nova Vas in the Municipality of Bloke in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Duh (literally, 'Holy Spirit') to Krajič in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious connotations from toponyms. The name Sveti Duh was restored in 1989.

Church

The local church in the settlement, from which the village gets its name, is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the Parish of Bloke.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 130.
3. Bloke municipal site
4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
5. Premk, F. 2004. Slovenska versko-krščanska terminologija v zemljepisnih imenih in spremembe za čas 1921–1967/68. Besedoslovne lastnosti slovenskega jezika: slovenska zemljepisna imena. Ljubljana: Slavistično društvo Slovenije, pp. 113–132.
6. Urbanc, Mimi, & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
7. Družina RC Church in Slovenia Journal website

External links

• Media related to Sveti Duh at Wikimedia Commons
• Sveti Duh on Geopedia

v t e Municipality of Bloke
Settlements	Administrative seat: Nova Vas Andrejčje Benete Bočkovo Fara Glina Godičevo Gradiško Hiteno Hribarjevo Hudi Vrh Jeršanovo Kramplje Lahovo Lepi Vrh Lovranovo Malni Metulje Mramorovo pri Lužarjih Mramorovo pri Pajkovem Nemška Vas na Blokah Ograda Polšeče Radlek Ravne na Blokah Ravnik Rožanče Runarsko Škrabče Škufče Sleme Štorovo Strmca Studenec na Blokah Studeno na Blokah Sveta Trojica Sveti Duh Topol Ulaka Velike Bloke Veliki Vrh Volčje Zakraj Zales Zavrh
Landmarks	Bloke Plateau Cross Cave Lake Bloke St. Michael's Parish Church

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