Šilentabor

Šilentabor
Tabor (nad Knežakom) (until 2000)
Šilentabor

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°38′56.23″N 14°12′30.17″E / 45.6489528°N 14.2083806°E / 45.6489528; 14.2083806Coordinates: 45°38′56.23″N 14°12′30.17″E / 45.6489528°N 14.2083806°E / 45.6489528; 14.2083806
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Inner Carniola
Statistical region Littoral–Inner Carniola
Municipality Pivka
Area
 • Total 0.95 km2 (0.37 sq mi)
Elevation 735.5 m (2,413.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 9
[1]

Šilentabor (pronounced [ˈʃiːlɛntabɔɾ]) is a small settlement north of Zagorje in the Municipality of Pivka in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Tabor to Tabor nad Knežakom in 1955.[3] The name was changed again to Šilentabor in 2000.[4]

Castle

Šilentabor Castle was a 15th-century castle, of which only few ruins are visible today. Archaeological excavations have revealed remains of a medieval defence structure and yielded numerous artifacts, confirming construction and life within the castle complex from the 15th to 17th centuries, as mentioned in historical sources.[5]

Church

The local church, built to the south of the settlement, is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Parish of Zagorje.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Pivka municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ↑ "Odlok o preimenovanju naselja Tabor nad Knežakom v Šilentabor" 2000. Uradni list RS, no. 68/2000 (31 July). (Slovene)
  5. ↑ Acta Carstologica 34(3), 2005
  6. ↑ Koper Diocese list of churches


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