Hrastje, Kranj

Hrastje
Hrastje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°13′25.85″N 14°22′53.14″E / 46.2238472°N 14.3814278°ECoordinates: 46°13′25.85″N 14°22′53.14″E / 46.2238472°N 14.3814278°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Kranj
Area
 • Land 2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Elevation 374.6 m (1,229.0 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 1,040
[1]

Hrastje (pronounced [ˈxɾaːstjɛ]; German: Hrastie[2]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Sava River just south of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

The name Hrastje is derived from the Slovene common noun hrast 'oak', referring to the local vegetation.[4] The settlement was known as Hrastie in German in the past.[2]

Church

Saint Matthew's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Matthew. It was built in 1508 in a Gothic style and altered in the 17th century. Its greatest treasure is a 17th-century gilded wooden altar. The belfry was built in 1723.[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. 52.
  3. ↑ Kranj municipal site
  4. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 163.
  5. ↑ Šenčur parish site (Slovene)

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