Drtija (; german: Drittai''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 18–19.) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Moravče The Municipality of Moravče (; sl, Občina Moravče) is a municipality in the traditional region of Upper Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Moravče. Moravče became a municipality in 1994. Settlements ...

in central

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. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region. The settlement includes the hamlets of Belnek,

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, Gorica, Kovačija, Podbrdo, Kuga, Štance Laze, Štebalija, Štorovje, and Straža.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 85. Before the First World War, the hamlets scattered along the Slivna Plateau were collectively known as Za Goro (german: Mariae Virginis).

Name

Drtija was mentioned in written sources as ''Dritey'' in 1320, ''Dretey'' in 1322, ''Dritey'' in 1335, ''Drittey'' in 1405, and ''Dreytey'' in 1436, among other spellings.Snoj, Marko. 2009. ''Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen''. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 127. The original name has been reconstructed as ''*Drětija'', which may be derived from the verb ''*drěti'' 'to tear, clear (land)'. If so, the name means 'cleared land'.

Belnek Castle

Belnek Castle (german: Wildeneck,Gradovi v Sloveniji. Belnek.
''Wildenegg'') stood on a low rise in the former village of Belnek, which was annexed by Drtija in 1952.

Church

The local

church Church may refer to: Religion * Church (building), a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Chris ...

is dedicated to Mary Queen of Angels. It dates to the mid-18th century and belongs to the Parish of Moravče.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 2061

References

External links

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Drtija on Geopedia
{{Moravče Populated places in the Municipality of Moravče