Negastrn () is a settlement north of
Moravče in central
Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of 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 the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region. The settlement includes the hamlets of Spodnja Vas ( sl, Spodnja vas, german: Unternegastern
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 21.]), Zgornja Vas ( sl, Zgornja vas, german: Obernegastern
), and Podoreh.
Name
Negastrn was attested in historical sources in 1348 as ''Nogostrinne'', in 1363 as ''Negoztrm'', in 1367 as ''Negostrin'', in 1370 as ''Negroscrim'', in 1425 as ''Negosdrin'', and in 1489 as ''Negnastrin''.
It is hypothesized that the name is derived from ''*Něgostryjьnъ (vьrhъ)'' 'Něgostryjь's (peak)', referring to an early person associated with the place and its elevated location.
References
External links
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Negastrn on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Moravče
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