Stranje pri Škocjanu

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Stranje pri Škocjanu
Stranje pri Škocjanu
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°52′30.84″N 15°18′17.65″E / 45.8752333°N 15.3049028°E / 45.8752333; 15.3049028Coordinates: 45°52′30.84″N 15°18′17.65″E / 45.8752333°N 15.3049028°E / 45.8752333; 15.3049028
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Škocjan
Area
 • Total 0.51 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Elevation 158.5 m (520.0 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 56
[1]

Stranje pri Škocjanu (German: Streine)[2] is a small settlement on the left bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Škocjan in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Stranje to Stranje pri Škocjanu in 1953.[4] In the 19th century the German name was Streine.[2]

Cultural heritage

There is archaeological evidence of prehistoric and Roman settlement in the area.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 74. (Slovene)
  3. ↑ Škocjan municipal site
  4. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. ↑ "EŠD 8651". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovene). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 

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Settlements

Administrative centre: Škocjan

Current
Former
  • Resa
Landmarks
  • Radeljca Castle
  • Vrh Mansion
  • Zavinek Farm
Notable people
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