Šentvid pri Lukovici (pronounced [ʃɛnˈtʋiːt pɾi ˈluːkɔʋitsi] or [ʃənˈtʋiːt pɾi ˈluːkɔʋitsi]; German: Sankt Veit[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Lukovica in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Šent Vid to Šentvid pri Lukovici in 1955.[4] In the past the German name was Sankt Veit.[2]
Church

The local church, which the settlement gets its name from, is dedicated to Saint Vitus (Slovene: sveti Vid).
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 22.
- ^ Lukovica municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
External links
Media related to Šentvid pri Lukovici at Wikimedia Commons
- Šentvid pri Lukovici on Geopedia