Videm pri Ptuju
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Videm pri Ptuju
Sveti Vid pri Ptuju (until 1952) | |
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 Postcard of Videm pri Ptuju | |
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  Videm pri Ptuju Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°22′11.62″N 15°53′36.43″E / 46.3698944°N 15.8934528°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Drava |
| Municipality | Videm |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.80 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 451 |
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Videm pri Ptuju (pronounced [ˈʋiːdəm pɾi ˈptuːju]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Videm in eastern Slovenia. It is the administrative centre of the municipality. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Sveti Vid pri Ptuju (literally, 'Saint Vitus near Ptuj') to Videm pri Ptuju in 1952. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms.[3][4][5]
