Štrit

Štrit
Štrit

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°54′58.22″N 15°20′17.27″E / 45.9161722°N 15.3381306°ECoordinates: 45°54′58.22″N 15°20′17.27″E / 45.9161722°N 15.3381306°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Škocjan
Area
  Total 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Elevation 195.1 m (640.1 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 79
[1]

Štrit (pronounced [ˈʃtɾiːt]; in older sources also Strit[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škocjan in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] It includes the hamlets of Marušič, Pečica, Trdika, and Colnišče.[4]

History

During the Second World War, the population of the village was evicted by the German occupation authorities in November 1941. Gottschee Germans were settled in their place and remained in the village until the end of the war.[4]

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. 74.
  3. Škocjan municipal site
  4. 4.0 4.1 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 279.

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