Hrastenice
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| Hrastenice | |
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_location_map.svg.png)  Hrastenice | |
| Coordinates: 46°4′22.43″N 14°22′35.83″E / 46.0728972°N 14.3766194°ECoordinates: 46°4′22.43″N 14°22′35.83″E / 46.0728972°N 14.3766194°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Dobrova–Polhov Gradec |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.05 km2 (0.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 325.8 m (1,068.9 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 51 |
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Hrastenice (pronounced [xrastɛˈniːtsɛ]) is a small settlement northwest of Dobrova in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[2] It lies on the road from Ljubljana to Polhov Gradec above the Gradaščica River.[3]
Name
The name Hrastenice is derived from the word hrast 'oak'. Like similar names (e.g., Hrastje, Hrastovica, Hrastnik), it originally referred to the local vegetation.[4] In the 19th century it was known as Krestenitze in German.[5]
History
Just east of Hrastenice above the Gradaščica River there was an engagement between Partisan and Italian forces in 1942.[3] A plaque at the place reads: "At this site on 7 May 1942 a battalion of the village defense forces of this zone attacked an Italian column and destroyed a large number of the occupying force's soldiers and officers, including the regimental commander." The Italian losses numbered 36 dead and missing, including a lieutenant colonel, and 82 wounded soldiers and officers.[6]Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Hrastenice include:
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ Dobrova–Polhov Gradec municipal site
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 412.
- ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 163, 310.
- ↑ Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 13.
- ↑ Hribernik, Rudolf. 1995. Spomini: klic svobode. Ljubljana: Znanstveno in publicistično središče, p. 52.
- ↑ Slovenski biografski leksikon: Ambrožič Matija (Slovene)
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