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Municipality Of Žužemberk
The Municipality of Žužemberk (; sl, Občina Žužemberk) is a municipality southeast of the capital of Ljubljana in southeastern Slovenia. Its seat is the town of Žužemberk. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Žužemberk, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Boršt pri Dvoru * Brezova Reber pri Dvoru * Budganja Vas * Dešeča Vas * Dolnji Ajdovec * Dolnji Kot * Dolnji Križ * Drašča Vas * Dvor * Gornji Ajdovec * Gornji Kot * Gornji Križ * Gradenc * Hinje * Hrib pri Hinjah * Jama pri Dvoru * Klečet * Klopce * Lašče * Lazina * Lopata * Mačkovec pri Dvoru * Mali Lipovec * Malo Lipje * Pleš * Plešivica * Podgozd * Podlipa * Poljane pri Žužemberku * Prapreče * Prevole * Ratje * Reber * Sadinja Vas pri Dvoru * Sela pri Ajdovcu * Sela pri Hinjah * Šmihel pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities ( Slovene: ''občine'', singular'' občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovene is an official language of all the municipalities. Hungarian is a second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian is a second official language of four municipalities (of which one has urban status) in the Slovene Littoral The Slovene Littoral ( sl, Primorska, ; it, Litorale; german: Küstenland) is one of the five traditional regions of Slovenia. Its name recalls the former Austrian Littoral (''Avstrijsko Primorje''), the Habsburg possessions on the upper Adria ...: Ankaran/Ancarano, Izola/Isola, Koper/Capodistria, and Piran/Pirano. In the EU statistics, the municipalities of Slovenia are classified as "local administrative unit 2" (LAU 2), below 58 administrative units ('), which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dvor, Žužemberk
Dvor (, german: Hof) is a village on the right bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Church The local church was dedicated to Saint George ( sl, sveti Jurij) and was a medieval building that was heavily damaged during the Second World War when it was hit by an allied bomb on Easter Sunday, 1945. After the war the ruins of the church were totally removed. Iron foundry The Auersperg iron foundry, one of the largest to the south of the Alps and one of the largest early manufacturing plants in the Slovene Lands, operated in Dvor from 1796 to 1891. It produced a wide variety of cast iron and wrought iron products. Examples of its work are the Hradecky Bridge in Ljubljana, the boot jack depicted on a Slovenian post stamp in November 1998, and the cast-iron columns that were placed at the platforms of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mačkovec Pri Dvoru
Mačkovec pri Dvoru ( or , german: Katzendorf) is a village in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Krka River just north of Dvor. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The settlement includes the formerly independent village of Brod (german: Überfuhr). Name Mačkovec pri Dvoru was attested in written sources as ''Chachendorf'' in 1317, ''Maczkowicz'' in 1350, and ''Kazendorff'' in 1398, among other spellings. The name of the settlement was changed from ''Mačkovec'' to ''Mačkovec pri Dvoru'' in 1953. Church The local church is dedicated to Saint John the Evangelist and belongs to the Parish of Žužemberk. It is a medieval building that was restyled in the Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lopata, Žužemberk
Lopata (, german: Schaufel) is a village in the hills south of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The Municipality of Žužemberk is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Name Lopata was attested in historical sources in 1423 as ''Schauffell'' (and as ''Schawfell'' in 1430 and ''Schawffell auff der Dueren Krain'' 'Schaufel in Dry Carniola' in 1463). These Middle High German names are believed to be translations of the Slovene name, which is derived from the common noun ''lopata'' (now 'shovel' but originally 'flat part/area'), referring to the level terrain of the village surrounded by hills. Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Agnes ( sl, sveta Neža) and belongs to the Parish of Hinje. It has a medieval nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazina
Lazina () is a small village east of Hinje in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region The Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region ( sl, Jugovzhodna Slovenija statistična regija) is a statistical region in southeast Slovenia. It is the largest statistical region. The development of this region is largely the result of industry (the au .... References External linksLazina on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žužemberk {{Žužemberk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lašče, Žužemberk
Lašče (, in older sources ''Lašiče'', german: Laschitz) is a small village in the hills south of Dvor in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Church The local church is dedicated to Saints Primus and Felician and belongs to the Parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ... of Žužemberk. It was built in the early 19th century to replace an older church on a different location above the village. Seventeenth-century church furnishings from the original are preserved in this newer building. References External links *Lašče on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žužemberk {{Žu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klopce, Žužemberk
Klopce () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. It lies just off the regional road leading south from Dvor Very high frequency omnirange station (VOR) is a type of short-range radio navigation system for aircraft, enabling aircraft with a receiving unit to determine its position and stay on course by receiving radio signals transmitted by a network ... towards Kočevje in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. References External links *Klopce on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žužemberk {{Žužemberk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klečet
Klečet () is a small village in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... It lies on the right bank of the Krka River in the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. References External links *Klečet on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žužemberk {{Žužemberk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jama Pri Dvoru
Jama pri Dvoru (, german: Gruben) is a settlement in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Krka River opposite Dvor. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Jama'' to ''Jama pri Dvoru'' (literally, 'Jama near Dvor') in 1953. The name ''Jama'' means 'cave', and it is derived from the fact that there are several caves in the village itself along the Krka River, including Černiček Cave ( sl, Černičkova jama), with a length of and a depth of . Booming Cave, ( sl, Bobnova jama), with a length of and a depth of , lies just west of the village. Notable people Notable people that were born or lived in Jama pri Dvoru include: * Fran Bradač Fran Bradač (June 15, 1885 – May 2, 1970) was a Slovene classical philologist and translator. Life and work Bradač was born in Jama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrib Pri Hinjah
Hrib pri Hinjah () is a small settlement just east of Hinje in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an .... The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. References External linksHrib pri Hinjah on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žužemberk {{Žužemberk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hinje, Žužemberk
Hinje (; german: Hinnach''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 174.) is a small village in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Name Hinje was attested in written sources in 1372 as ''Bechyn'' (and as ''Hynoch'' in 1382 and ''Pchin'' in 1422). The name is derived from *''Bhinje'' or ''*Bihinje'', likely derived from the plural demonym *''Byxyn′ane'' based on the hydronym *''Byxyn′a'' (which yielded the name of Hinja Creek near Hinje in the Municipality of Sevnica). The first unaccented syllable was lost through modern vowel reduction. The name therefore means 'people living along Hinja Creek' and may refer to settlers from the Hinja Creek area that moved to Hinje in the Municipality of Žužemberk. The village was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gradenc
Gradenc () is a small village in the Municipality of Žužemberk in southeastern Slovenia. It lies in the hills to the south of Žužemberk. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Church The local church (building), church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas and belongs to the Parish of Žužemberk. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1382, but was extensively rebuilt in the late 18th century. References External linksGradenc on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Žužemberk {{Žužemberk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
