Kandrše (; german: Kandersche''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92.) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central

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. Only part of the village lies in the Municipality of Litija. The major part is in the neighbouring Municipality of

Zagorje ob Savi Zagorje ob Savi (; german: Sagor,''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 96. ''Seger an der Sau'') is a town in the Central Sava Valley in ce ...

. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. 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 ...

; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Name

Kandrše was attested in written sources in 1350 as ''Kandres'' (and as ''Kandes'' in 1400 and ''Kannders'' in 1444). The name is of unclear origin, but is presumably based on a personal name such as

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''Chunrad'' or ''Chuonrad'' 'Conrad' in the genitive form as part of a compound name: ''Chunrades-dorf'' 'Conrad's village' or ''Chunrades-hof'' 'Conrad's farm'. In the past the German name was ''Kandersche''.

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External links

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Kandrše on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Litija {{Litija-geo-stub