Florjan,_Šoštanj

Florjan, Šoštanj

Florjan, Šoštanj

Place in Styria, Slovenia

Florjan (pronounced [flɔɾˈjaːn]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Šoštanj in northern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Florjan to Sveti Florjan pri Šoštanju in 1955. The name was changed again in 1984 to Florjan.[3]

Church

The local church from which the settlement gets its name is dedicated to Saint Florian and belongs to the Parish of Šoštanj. It dates to the 16th century.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. [2]
    Šoštanj municipal site
  3. [3]
    Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. [4]
    Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 3432


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