Čatež (; german: Tschatesch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 166.) is a settlement in the

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in eastern

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. The area is part of the historical region of

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. The municipality is now included in the

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Name

Čatež was attested in written sources circa 1400 as ''Schryetes'' (and as ''Tschretes'' in 1444). Medieval transcriptions indicate that the name was originally ''*Črětež'', derived from the archaic common noun ''*čretež'' 'clearing, cleared land', referring to the local geography. A less likely theory is that it is derived from the noun ''čret'' or ''čreta'' 'swamp' because the area is not swampy. Rejected etymologies include derivation from ''čata'' 'ambush' because of evidence from the medieval transcriptions (with ''čr-'') and the limitation of this lexeme to eastern Slovenia, and derivation from the fairy-tale name ''Čatež'' for both phonological and typological reasons. In the past the German name was ''Tschatesch''.

Churches

Catez Trebnje Slovenia - Assumption Church

The local

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is dedicated to

Saint Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

and belongs to the

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. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1526 and was expanded in the 19th century. The place is also known for its

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church dedicated to the

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, built in the hamlet of Zaplaz on a hill north of the settlement. It is a

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building with two

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s, built between 1906 and 1926 on the site of an earlier church from 1848.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference numbers ešd 1716 & 1717

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Catez, Trebnje Populated places in the Municipality of Trebnje