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Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
Hrastje pri Cerkljah
Hrastje pri Cerkljah is located in SloveniaHrastje pri CerkljahHrastje pri CerkljahLocation in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°53′42.91″N 15°29′48.82″E / 45.8952528°N 15.4968944°E / 45.8952528; 15.4968944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
 • Total1.96 km (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation154.6 m (507.2 ft)
Population
 • Total130
 • Density66/km (170/sq mi)

Hrastje pri Cerkljah (pronounced [ˈxɾaːstjɛ pɾi ˈtseːɾkljax]; German: Hrastie) is a small village northwest of Cerklje ob Krki in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.

Name

The name Hrastje is derived from the Slovene common noun hrast 'oak', referring to the local vegetation. The name of the settlement was changed from Hrastje to Hrastje pri Cerkljah (literally, 'Hrastje near Cerklje') in 1953. In the past the settlement was known as Hrastie in German.

History

During the Second World War, in the fall of 1941, the German authorities evicted 32 families from the village and settled Gottschee Germans in their houses.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Hrastje pri Cerkljah include:

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 31.
  3. Brežice municipal site
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 163.
  5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  6. ^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 34–35.

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