Straža pri Novi Cerkvi () is a settlement in the hills north of

Nova Cerkev Nova Cerkev () is a settlement in the Municipality of Vojnik in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Hudinja River northwest of Vojnik off the main road to Velenje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now incl ...

in the Municipality of Vojnik in eastern Slovenia. It is part of the traditional region of

Styria Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

Savinja Statistical Region The Savinja Statistical Region ( sl, Savinjska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest town in the region is Celje. It is named after the Savinja River. The region is very diverse in natural geography; it mainly com ...

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Straža'' to ''Straža pri Strmcu'' in 1953. It was renamed again in 1992 to ''Straža pri Novi Cerkvi'' (literally, 'Straža near

') after the restoration of the pre-communist name of the latter settlement. The name ''Straža'' is found in various

toponyms Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...

, oronyms, and hydronyms in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun ''straža'' 'guards, guard post', often referring to a place where watch was kept during the danger of Ottoman attacks.

References

External links

Straža pri Novi Cerkvi on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Vojnik {{Vojnik-geo-stub