Škrljevo, Šentrupert

Škrljevo
Škrljevo

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°58′41.17″N 15°4′41.53″E / 45.9781028°N 15.0782028°ECoordinates: 45°58′41.17″N 15°4′41.53″E / 45.9781028°N 15.0782028°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Šentrupert
Area
 • Total 1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Elevation 275.1 m (902.6 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 82
[1]

Škrljevo is a settlement just west of Šentrupert in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region.[2] It includes the hamlet of Češnjice (German: Kerschdorf).[3][4]

Škrljevo Castle (German: Grailach)[3] is a castle on the western edge of the settlement. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1044. The current building dates to the 15th and 17th centuries with some 19th-century rebuilding.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Šentrupert municipal site
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 85. (Slovene)
  4. ↑ Glonar, Joža. 1933. Poučni slovar, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Umetniška propaganda, p. 529.
  5. ↑ "EŠD 8755". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 19 July 2011.

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