Špitalic, Kamnik
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Špitalič is a village in the Tuhinj Valley
in the municipality of Kamnik
in the Upper Carniola
region of Slovenia
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The church in the village is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit
and was originally built in the 13th century, but renovated in the 19th century in a Baroque style
.
Next to the church can be seen the ruins of what was the Špitalič (Germ. Neuthal) Mansion, burned by the Yugoslav Partisans in January 1945. The structure was originally a hospice offering shelter to the many travelers passing through the valley, built by Heinrich von Andechs
, Margrave of Istria
in 1228, passing to the Viktring Abbey
circa 1251. It was sold and converted into a mansion in 1608 and subsequently rebuilt a number of times before its destruction. The name of the village derives from German Spital 'hospice'.
Tuhinj Valley
The Tuhinj Valley is a valley in Slovenia linking the Celje Basin with the Ljubljana Basin in an east-west direction along the courses of the Nevljica and Motnišnica rivers....
in the municipality of Kamnik
Kamnik
Kamnik is the name of a municipality in Slovenia as well as the town that serves as its administrative, cultural, economic, and educational center. The municipality is in north central Slovenia. It encompasses a large part of the Kamnik Alps and the surrounding area...
in the Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jesenice, Tržič, Škofja Loka, Kamnik, and Domžale.- Historical background :...
region of Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
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The church in the village is dedicated to Saint Anthony the Hermit
Anthony the Hermit
Anthony the Hermit , also known as Antony of Lérins, is a Christian saint. Anthony was born in Italy in the late 5th century, and raised from the age of eight by his relative St. Severinus...
and was originally built in the 13th century, but renovated in the 19th century in a Baroque style
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
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Next to the church can be seen the ruins of what was the Špitalič (Germ. Neuthal) Mansion, burned by the Yugoslav Partisans in January 1945. The structure was originally a hospice offering shelter to the many travelers passing through the valley, built by Heinrich von Andechs
Counts of Andechs
The House of Andechs was a feudal line of German princes in 12th and 13th century. The Counts of Dießen-Andechs obtained territiories in northern Dalmatia on the Adriatic seacoast, where they became Margraves of Istria and ultimately Dukes of a short-lived Imperial State named Merania from 1180 to...
, Margrave of Istria
March of Istria
The Margravate of Istria was originally a Carolingian frontier march covering the Istrian peninsula and surrounding territory conquered by Charlemagne's son Pepin of Italy in 789...
in 1228, passing to the Viktring Abbey
Viktring Abbey
Viktring Abbey is a former Cistercian monastery in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Stift Viktring is now the name of the Roman Catholic parish in Viktring, since 1973 a district of the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt.-History:...
circa 1251. It was sold and converted into a mansion in 1608 and subsequently rebuilt a number of times before its destruction. The name of the village derives from German Spital 'hospice'.