Sveti Florijan () is a settlement in the

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in eastern

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. The wider area around Rogaška Slatina is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included in the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Florijan pri Rogatcu'' (literally, 'Saint Florian near Rogatec') to ''Stojno Selo'' () in 1948. 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 ''Sveti Florijan'' was restored in 1993.

Church

The

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), 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 com ...

, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to

Saint Florian Florian (; AD 250 – 304) was a Christian holy man and the patron saint of chimney sweeps; soapmakers, and firefighters. His feast day is 4 May. Florian is also the patron saint of Poland, the city of Linz, Austria, and Upper Austria, jointl ...

. It was built in 1658 and is known as the

Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christianity, Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest#Christianity, priest, often termed a parish pries ...

of Sveti Florijan ob Boču, referring to its proximity to

Mount Boč Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...

northwest of the settlement.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 2967

References

External links

Sveti Florijan on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina {{RogaškaSlatina-geo-stub