Kamence, Rogaška Slatina

Kamence
Sveta Katarina (until 1953)
Kamence

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°12′18.49″N 15°37′27.21″E / 46.2051361°N 15.6242250°E / 46.2051361; 15.6242250Coordinates: 46°12′18.49″N 15°37′27.21″E / 46.2051361°N 15.6242250°E / 46.2051361; 15.6242250
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Savinja
Municipality Rogaška Slatina
Area
 • Total 1.54 km2 (0.59 sq mi)
Elevation 309.1 m (1,014.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 99
[1]

Kamence (pronounced [ˈkaːməntsɛ] or [ˈkaːmɛntsɛ]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Rogaška Slatina in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The area traditionally belonged to the region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Sveta Katarina (literally, 'Saint Catherine') to Kamence (literally, 'small stones') in 1953. 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.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Rogaška Slatina municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  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.


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