Hrastje ob Bistrici () is a settlement in the

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in eastern

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. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the

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; until January 2014 it was part of the

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Hrastje'' to ''Hrastje ob Bistrici'' (literally, 'Hrastje on the Bistrica River') in 1953. The name ''Hrastje'' is derived from the Slovene common noun ''hrast'' 'oak', referring to the local vegetation.

Cultural heritage

There is surface evidence and some architectural remains of an Ancient Roman settlement at the area known as Banova Njiva next to the Gorenje factory in the settlement. Although the site has been protected as a national heritage site by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture, it has so far not been investigated in any detail.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number 4602

References

External links

Hrastje ob Bistrici on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli {{BistricaobSotli-geo-stub