Hrastje, Kranj
Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia
46°13′25.85″N 14°22′53.14″E / 46.2238472°N 14.3814278°E / 46.2238472; 14.3814278
Slovenia (2002)
Hrastje (pronounced [ˈxɾaːstjɛ]; German: Hrastie[2]) is a village on the left bank of the Sava River just south of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]
Name
The name Hrastje is derived from the Slovene common noun hrast 'oak', referring to the local vegetation.[4] The settlement was known as Hrastie in German in the past.[2]
Church
The local church is dedicated to Saint Matthew. It was built in 1508 in a Gothic style and altered in the 17th century. Its greatest treasure is a 17th-century gilded wooden altar. The belfry was built in 1723.[5]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.
- ^ Kranj municipal site
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 163.
- ^ Šenčur parish site (in Slovene)
External links
Media related to Hrastje at Wikimedia Commons- Hrastje on Geopedia
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Administrative seat: Kranj
- Kieselstein Castle
- Kokra River Canyon
- Lake Trboje
- Plečnik Steps
- Schrottenturn Manor
- St. Cantianus and Companions Parish Church
- St. Judoc's Church
- St. Margaret's Hill
- Šum Falls
- Udin Woods
- Janez Bleiweis
- Davorin Dolar
- Lojze Dolinar
- Primož Grašič
- Boštjan Hladnik
- Simon Jenko
- Leopold Layer
- Peter Lipar
- Janez Mencinger
- Franc Novak
- Jože Plečnik
- Marko Pogačnik
- Ivan Pregelj
- Marij Pregelj
- France Prešeren
- Johann Pucher
- Edvard Ravnikar
- Andrej Šifrer
- Hinko Smrekar
- Marjan Šorli
- Andrej Štremfelj
- Tone Volčič
