Hraše (; german: Hrasche''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56.) is a settlement in the

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

in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Name

Hraše was first attested in written sources in 1118 as ''Grasach'' (and as ''Grosschach'' in 1436 and ''Krasach'' and ''Chrasach'' in 1499). These are all

locative In grammar, the locative case (abbreviated ) is a grammatical case which indicates a location. It corresponds vaguely to the English prepositions "in", "on", "at", and "by". The locative case belongs to the general local cases, together with the ...

forms of the name. The name ''Hraše'' is derived from the plural

demonym A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

''*Hrasťane'', in turn derived from the word ''hrast'' ' oak'. Like similar names (e.g., '' Hrastje, Hrastovica, Hrastnik''), it originally referred to the local vegetation. In the past the German name was ''Hrasche''.

Church

The local church, built outside the main settlement, is dedicated to

Saint James Saint James or St. James may refer to: People Saints *James, brother of Jesus (died 62 or 69), also known as James the Just *James the Great (died 44), Apostle, also known as James, son of Zebedee, or Saint James the Greater **Saint James Matamoro ...

. It was first mentioned in documents dating to 1118, when it was granted baptism and burial rights. The current building dates to the late 15th century but was later remodelled 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 century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

fashion. The nave is

rib vault A rib vault or ribbed vault is an architectural feature for covering a wide space, such as a church nave, composed of a framework of crossed or diagonal arched ribs. Variations were used in Roman architecture, Byzantine architecture, Islamic ...

ed and the sanctuary ceiling has a star vault. The main altar dates to 1647. The side altars are dedicated to

Saint Anne According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come o ...

and Saint Anthony the Hermit.Hraše Tourist Association on the Medvode municipal site
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References

External links

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Hraše on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Medvode {{Medvode-geo-stub