Å entanel ( or ) is a settlement in the hills northwest of
Prevalje
Prevalje (; German: ''Prävali'') is a settlement in northern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Prevalje. It lies in the traditional Slovenian province of Carinthia. Prevalje lies in a valley where the Meža River emerges from a ...
in the
Carinthia region in northern
Slovenia
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.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Å ent Danijel'' (literally, '"Saint"
Daniel
Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...
') to ''Spodnja Jamnica'' (literally, 'lower cave') 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 elements from toponyms. The name ''Å ent Danijel'' was restored in a contracted form in 1970 as ''Å entanel''.
Church
The
parish church
A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activitie ...
, from which the village gets its name, is dedicated to the
Prophet Daniel. The current building was built in 1865 but remains of the original 12th-century building are visible in the
belfry.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 2938
References
External links
Å entanel on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Prevalje
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