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Municipality Of Hrastnik
The Municipality of Hrastnik (; sl, Občina Hrastnik) is a municipality in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Hrastnik. The area is part of the traditional Styria region. The entire municipality is now included in the Central Sava Statistical Region. Located in the valley of a minor left bank tributary of the Sava River, the area is known for its rich deposits of coal. Coal mining began in the area in 1804. Surrounding peaks include Mount Kum (1220 m), Mount Mrzlica (1122 m), and Kopitnik Hill (910 m). The area around Kopitnik is protected as a nature reserve. Species such as the capercaillie and chamois run wild in the surrounding forests. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Hrastnik, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Boben * Brdce * Brnica * Čeče * Dol pri Hrastniku * Gore * Kal * Kovk * Krištandol * Krnice * Marno * Plesko * Podkraj * Prapretno pri Hrastniku * Šavna Peč * Studen ... [...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 An official language is a language given supreme status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Typically the term "official language" does not refer to the language used by a people or country, but by its government (e.g. judiciary, ... 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: 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 ('), whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brdce, Hrastnik
Brdce () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region The Central Sava Statistical RegionBoršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. ''Transition Studies Review'' 54(1): 145–156, p. 148. ( sl, Zasavska statistična regija) is a s .... References External linksBrdce on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Hrastnik {{Hrastnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šavna Peč
Šavna Peč (, german: Schaunapetsch) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region. Geography Šavna Peč lies on a fertile plateau on the south (sunny) side of the hills, about above the steep left bank of the Sava River. It is sheltered by a similar (partly rocky) slope above it. Notable people Šavna Peč is the birthplace of Antón Sovrè, a Slovenian classical philologist Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity. In the Western world, classics traditionally refers to the study of Classical Greek and Roman literature Latin literature includes the essays, histories, poems, plays, and ot ..., high school educator, and translator. There is a small museum in an old granary with a standing ethnology exhibition and some of Sovrè's works. The museum and the settlement are register ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prapretno Pri Hrastniku
Prapretno pri Hrastniku () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills immediately southwest of the town of Hrastnik. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region The Central Sava Statistical RegionBoršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. ''Transition Studies Review'' 54(1): 145–156, p. 148. ( sl, Zasavska statistična regija) is a s .... References External linksPrapretno pri Hrastniku on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Hrastnik {{Hrastnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podkraj, Hrastnik
Podkraj (; german: Podkrai''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 88–89.) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Sava River. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region. It includes the hamlets of Sava (german: Savadörfl), Koritnik, Strušce, Kladje, Ruda, Boriče, and Hribar. Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It dates to the late 15th or early 16th century. Mass graves Podkraj is the site of three known mass graves from the period immediately after the Second World War. The Boating Club Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče pri Brodarskem društvu) lies on the right bank of the Sava, about east of the bridge near the Hrastnik Boating Club. It contains the remains of an unknown number of G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plesko
Plesko () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills between Hrastnik and Trbovlje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region The Central Sava Statistical RegionBoršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. ''Transition Studies Review'' 54(1): 145–156, p. 148. ( sl, Zasavska statistična regija) is a s .... References External linksPlesko on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Hrastnik {{Hrastnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marno
Marno () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. It lies just north of the main road east of Dol. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region. Mass graves Marno is the site of two known mass graves associated with the Second World War. The Marno Mass Grave ( sl, Grobišče Marno) is located south of the settlement, on the edge of the woods about from a chapel-shrine. The grave is believed to encompass the entire margin of the woods—from the road between Marno and Turje to the east, to the bottom of the valley with the creek to the west. The grave contains the remains of several hundred people (Home Guard Home guard is a title given to various military organizations at various times, with the implication of an emergency or reserve force raised for local defense. The term "home guard" was first officially used in the American Civil War, starting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krnice, Hrastnik
Krnice () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills above the left bank of the Sava River. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region The Central Sava Statistical RegionBoršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. ''Transition Studies Review'' 54(1): 145–156, p. 148. ( sl, Zasavska statistična regija) is a s .... References External linksKrnice on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Hrastnik {{Hrastnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krištandol
Krištandol () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills northeast of Dol. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region The Central Sava Statistical RegionBoršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. ''Transition Studies Review'' 54(1): 145–156, p. 148. ( sl, Zasavska statistična regija) is a s .... References External linksKrištandol on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Hrastnik {{Hrastnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kovk, Hrastnik
Kovk () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills south of Dol. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region The Central Sava Statistical RegionBoršič, Darja, & Alenka Kavkler. 2009. Modeling Unemployment Duration in Slovenia Using Cox Regression Models. ''Transition Studies Review'' 54(1): 145–156, p. 148. ( sl, Zasavska statistična regija) is a s .... References External linksKovk on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Hrastnik {{Hrastnik-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kal, Hrastnik
Kal () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Dol pri Hrastniku. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region. Kal includes the hamlets of Spodnji Kal (or Mali Kal) and Veliki Kal.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 112. Geography Kal Hill ( sl, Kalski hrib; ) stands on the northern edge of the settlement, and Pleše Hill () and Long Peak ( sl, Dolgi vrh; ) stand south of the village core. There is road access to the village via a steep road from Dol pri Hrastniku and a newer road from Čeče. The higher levels of the settlement stand on limestone, and at lower elevations shale, sandstone, and conglomerate rock are found. The soil is loamy and sensitive to droughts. History The Kal area was settled relatively late. It was still uninhabited in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gore, Hrastnik
Gore (, german: Sankt Georgen) is a settlement in the Municipality of Hrastnik in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Sveti Jurij ob Turju'' (literally, 'Saint George next to Turje') to ''Gore'' (literally, 'mountains') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. Church The local church is dedicated to Saint George Saint George ( Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldie ... ( sl, sveti Jurij) and belongs to the Parish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
