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Hrastje, Kranj

Coordinates: 46°13′25.85″N 14°22′53.14″E / 46.2238472°N 14.3814278°E / 46.2238472; 14.3814278
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Hrastje
Hrastje is located in Slovenia
Hrastje
Hrastje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°13′25.85″N 14°22′53.14″E / 46.2238472°N 14.3814278°E / 46.2238472; 14.3814278
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityKranj
Area
 • Land2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi)
Elevation
374.6 m (1,229.0 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total1,040
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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]

Name

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b 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. p. 163.
  5. ^ Šenčur parish site (in Slovene)
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