Sveto

Sveto
Village

Old postcard of Sveto
Sveto

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°49′27.99″N 13°43′52.04″E / 45.8244417°N 13.7311222°E / 45.8244417; 13.7311222Coordinates: 45°49′27.99″N 13°43′52.04″E / 45.8244417°N 13.7311222°E / 45.8244417; 13.7311222
Country Slovenia
Region Slovenian Littoral
Municipality Komen
Area
 • Total 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Elevation 311.4 m (1,021.7 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 205
[1]

Sveto (pronounced [sʋɛˈtoː]; Italian: Sutta) is a village northwest of Komen in the Littoral region of Slovenia.[2]

Name

Sveto was attested in written sources in 1347 as Suta (and as ze Nider/Obern Zawtt in 1485, Szawt in 1494, and Sutta in 1763–87). In the local dialect it is known as Sətu. The medieval inscriptions (including the Middle High German forms with au̯ < ū) and the dialect name indicate that the modern Slovene name is a hypercorrection of *Suto, which is of unclear origin and may belong to a pre-Slavic substratum.[3]

Mass grave

Sveto is the site of a mass grave from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Preserje Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Preserska jama) is located between Sveto and Ivanji Grad. It contains the remains of a large number of unidentified people scattered across the entire rubble-covered slope of the shaft.[4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Giles and belongs to the Parish of Komen.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Komen municipal site
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 403.
  4. ↑ Preserje Cave Mass Grave on Geopedia (Slovene)
  5. ↑ Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper List of Churches May 2008


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