Leskovec pri Krškem
| Leskovec pri Krškem | |
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_location_map.svg.png)  Leskovec pri Krškem | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′17.48″N 15°28′19.2″E / 45.9381889°N 15.472000°ECoordinates: 45°56′17.48″N 15°28′19.2″E / 45.9381889°N 15.472000°E | |
| Country |
 Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Krško |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.74 km2 (1.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 209.9 m (688.6 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,000 |
| [1] | |
Leskovec pri Krškem (German: Haselbach)[2] is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava statistical region.[3] It includes the hamlets of Grad (a.k.a. Turnska graščina), Beli Breg, Veliki Marof (in older sources also Gorenji Marof,[2] German: Obermeierhof[2]), and Žadovinka.[4] Older sources also mention the appertaining hamlet of Bajer (German: Weiher).[2]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Leskovec to Leskovec pri Krškem in 1953.[5] In the 19th century the German name was Haselbach.[2]
Landmarks
The local parish church is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was built in the mid-16th century on the site of an earlier building. A Roman tombstone is included in the walls of the church and a milliarium of Septimius Severus is next to the church.[6]
In front of the church stands a monument to the soldiers fallen in World War I. It was made by Franjo Kunovar Jr. and unveiled on 3 June 1928.[7] In 1995 a plaque dedicated to the people exiled in World War II was added to it.[8]
A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and is a 17th-century building that was rebuilt in the late 18th century in a Late Baroque style.[9]
On a hill to the north of the settlement is Turn Castle, dating to the 15th century with 16th- and 18th-century alterations.[10]
References
- ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 76–77. (Slovene)
- ↑ Krško municipal site
- ↑ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 149.
- ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 318
- ↑ "Domoljub: slovenskemu ljudstvu v poduk in zabavo" (in Slovene) 41 (25). Ljubljana: M. Kolar. 21 June 1928.
- ↑ "Kulturna dediščina". Krajevna skupnost Leskovec pri Krškem. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1957
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 317
