Sveti Duh (pronounced [ˈsʋeːti ˈduːx]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northeast of Dravograd in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.[2]

Sveti Duh
Sveti Duh is located in Slovenia
Sveti Duh
Sveti Duh
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°37′3.52″N 15°3′5.25″E / 46.6176444°N 15.0514583°E / 46.6176444; 15.0514583
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionCarinthia
Statistical regionCarinthia
MunicipalityDravograd
Area
 • Total4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Elevation
820.5 m (2,691.9 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total101
 • Density21/km2 (54/sq mi)
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Church

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Holy Spirit Church

The local church, from which the settlement gets its name, is dedicated to the Holy Spirit (Slovene: Sveti Duh). It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1616. It is an early 16th-century building with an early 17th-century painted wooden ceiling. It belongs to the Parish of Ojstrica.[3]

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