Hrastje,_Kranj

Hrastje, Kranj

Hrastje, Kranj

Place in Upper Carniola, Slovenia

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

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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. [1]
    Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. [2]
    Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.
  3. [3]
    Kranj municipal site
  4. [4]
    Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 163.
  5. [5]
    Šenčur parish site (in Slovene)


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