Podnanos (pronounced [pɔˈdnaːnɔs]; formerly Šent Vid or Šentvid (nad Vipavo), German: Sct.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.The local name of the settlement, Šembid,[4] is derived from Šent Vid.[5][6][7] The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Vitus and belongs to the Koper Diocese.[8] A second church, dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian, stands northwest of the village center.