Hrastje, Maribor

Hrastje
Hrastje

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°32′26.82″N 15°34′54.94″E / 46.5407833°N 15.5819278°ECoordinates: 46°32′26.82″N 15°34′54.94″E / 46.5407833°N 15.5819278°E
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Drava
Municipality Maribor
Area
  Total 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation 354.7 m (1,163.7 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 511
[1]

Hrastje is a settlement southwest of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the Municipality of Maribor.[2]

Name

The name Hrastje is derived from the Slovene common noun hrast 'oak', referring to the local vegetation.[3]

Church

On the slopes of the Pohorje range, at the highest point of the settlement's territory on a hill overlooking Maribor, lie the ruins of a local church dedicated to Saint Wolfgang (Slovene: sveti Bolfenk). It was built at the end of the 15th century and was disused from 1785 onward. By 1869 it was already a ruin and began to be used as a mountain hut.[4] A small chapel and the belfry have been restored.

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Maribor municipal site
  3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 163.
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 9030

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