Čedem

Čedem
Čedem

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°50′39.19″N 15°33′31.04″E / 45.8442194°N 15.5586222°ECoordinates: 45°50′39.19″N 15°33′31.04″E / 45.8442194°N 15.5586222°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Brežice
Area
 • Total 0.83 km2 (0.32 sq mi)
Elevation 366.1 m (1,201.1 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 16
[1]

Čedem (pronounced [ˈtʃeːdəm], in older sources also Čedno[2]) is a small settlement in the eastern Gorjanci Hills in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia, right on the border with Croatia.[3] The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. During the Second World War it was one of five Slovene settlements annexed by the Independent State of Croatia.[4] It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.

The village is protected as a national heritage monument by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture. Single-storey rectangular wooden houses with a variety of outbuildings such as sties, hayracks, and granaries all date to the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The exteriors of the houses are painted blue, ochre, or brown.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 68.
  3. ↑ Brežice municipal site
  4. ↑ Dnevnik 16 April 2005
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 10571

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