Šentrupert

This article is about the settlement in the Municipality of Šentrupert. For the village in the Municipality of Braslovče, see Šentrupert, Braslovče. For the village in the Municipality of Laško, see Šentrupert, Laško.

Šentrupert (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtɾúːpɛɾt, - ʃənˈ-]; German: Sankt Ruprecht^[2]) is a village in the traditional Lower Carniola region in southeastern Slovenia. In the past it was the cultural and economical centre of the Mirna Valley, but after the railway line bypassed the town the centre shifted to nearby Mirna.^[3] It is the seat of the Municipality of Šentrupert.

Šentrupert
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Šentrupert Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°58′37″N 15°5′23″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Šentrupert
Area
• Total	1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2017)
• Total	310
• Density	269/km2 (700/sq mi)
Website	https://www.sentrupert.si/
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Name

The name Šentrupert means 'Saint Rupert', referring to the local parish church. After the Second World War, there was an initiative by the new communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms (cf. Brecljevo, Podbočje, Podnanos, etc.).^[4][5] A proposal was made for Šentrupert to be renamed Dolenjski paradiž (literally, 'Lower Carniola paradise'), but it was not carried through.^[6]

Landmarks

Parish church

St. Rupert's Parish Church (2019)

The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Rupert and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1163 and was restyled in the early 15th century.^[7]

Hayrack museum

Starting in 2011, the Municipality of Šentrupert has built the first ever open-air museum of hayracks in the southern part of the village.^[8] The museum started operating in June 2013. The collection, named "The Land of Hayracks" (Slovene: Dežela kozolcev), covers 2.5 hectares (6.2 acres) and includes 18 drying devices, among them 17 hayracks, with the oldest preserved from 1795, and presents all types of hayrack. The main organiser has been Rupert Gole, the Mayor of Šentrupert.^[8] The museum, which also serves as a place of cultural events, has been open since June 2013.^[9]

Land of Hayracks(2013)

Roofed double hayrack with extension

Hayrack museum

References

1. "Naselje Šentrupert, Občina Šentrupert". Krajevna imena. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 84.
3. Nose, Mojca (2006). Regionalna geografija občine Trebnje s poudarkom na prsti in rastlinstvu: diplomsko delo [Regional Geography of the Municipality of Trebnje with Emphasis on the Soil and Vegetation] (PDF) (in Slovenian). Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. p. 72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-08.
4. 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.
5. Urbanc, Mimi & Matej Gabrovec. 2005. Krajevna imena: poligon za dokazovanje moči in odraz lokalne identitete. Geografski vestnik 77(2): 25–43.
6. Gabrič, Aleš (1996). "Poimenovanja krajevnik in uličnih imen v letih 1945–1955". Prispevki za novejšo zgodovino. 16 (1–2): 111.
7. "EŠD 730". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
8. "Na Dolenjskem raste prvi muzej kozolcev na svetu" [In the Lower Carniola Grows The First Ever Museum of Hayracks]. MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 2 July 2012.
9. "FOTO: Dežela kozolcev tudi uradno odprla vrata" [PHOTO: The Land of Hayracks also Officially Opens Its Doors]. DolenjskiList.si (in Slovenian). 7 June 2013.

External links

• Media related to Šentrupert at Wikimedia Commons
• Šentrupert on Geopedia