Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini
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Šempeter v Savinjski dolini Sveti Peter v Savinjski dolini (until 1952) |
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1969 postcard of Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini. Clockwise from top: Roman necropolis in Šempeter, Hell Cave (in Zalog pri Šempetru), panoramic view of Šempeter
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 Šempeter v Savinjski dolini
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| Coordinates: 46°15′22.26″N 15°7′4.47″E / 46.2561833°N 15.1179083°ECoordinates: 46°15′22.26″N 15°7′4.47″E / 46.2561833°N 15.1179083°E | |
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 Slovenia
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| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Savinja |
| Municipality | Žalec |
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| • Total | 4.11 km2 (1.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,943 |
Šempeter v Savinjski Dolini (pronounced [ʃɛmˈpeːtəɾ ʍ saˈʋiːnski dɔˈliːni], also [ʃɛmˈpɛːtəɾ ...] / [ʃəmˈpeːtəɾ ...] / [ʃəmˈpɛːtəɾ ...];Slovene: Šempeter v Savinjski dolini) is a village in the Municipality of Žalec in east-central Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Savinja River east of Žalec. The Slovenian A1 motorway crosses the territory of the settlement northwest of the village core. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The entire municipality of Žalec is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Peter v Savinjski dolini (literally, 'Saint Peter in the Savinja Valley') to Šempeter v Savinjski dolini in 1952. 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 elements from toponyms.
The local parish church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Peter and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Celje. It is built on the eastern edge of the village and was originally a 13th-century Romanesque church that was partially rebuilt in the Gothic and Baroque periods and most recently in 1913. It contains a statue of Mary dated to 1320. Most of rest of the church furnishing dates to the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
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