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Hrastje, Maribor

Coordinates: 46°32′26.82″N 15°34′54.94″E / 46.5407833°N 15.5819278°E / 46.5407833; 15.5819278
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Hrastje
Hrastje is located in Slovenia
Hrastje
Hrastje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°32′26.82″N 15°34′54.94″E / 46.5407833°N 15.5819278°E / 46.5407833; 15.5819278
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityMaribor
Area
 • Total
5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation
354.7 m (1,163.7 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
576
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Hrastje (pronounced [ˈxɾaːstjɛ]) is a settlement southwest of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.[3]

Name

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The name Hrastje is derived from the Slovene common noun hrast 'oak', referring to the local vegetation.[4]

Church

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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.[5] A small chapel and the belfry have been restored.

References

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  1. ^ "Prebivalstvo po naseljih, podrobni podatki, Slovenija, 1. januar 2021". stat.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. ^ Maribor municipal site
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 163.
  5. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 9030
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