Stražišče (; german: Straschische''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 56–57.) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the

Upper Carniola Upper Carniola ( sl, Gorenjska; it, Alta Carniola; german: Oberkrain) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The centre of the region is Kranj, while other urban centers include Jeseni ...

region of

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. It is now part of the city of Kranj. It includes the hamlet of Gaštej (german: Gehesteig).

Geography

Tular Cave lies west of the settlement. The cave was described in 1689 by

Johann Weikhard von Valvasor Johann Weikhard Freiherr von Valvasor or Johann Weichard Freiherr von Valvasor ( sl, Janez Vajkard Valvasor, ) or simply Valvasor (baptised on 28 May 1641 – September or October 1693) was a natural historian and polymath from Carniola, pr ...

and has natural populations of the amphipod crustacean '' Niphargus ilidzensis slovenicus'' and the ground beetle '' Anophthalmus micklitzi ''. During the Second World War, a large part of the cave was converted into an air raid shelter for a nearby factory. The shelter was converted into the Tular Cave Laboratory (''Jamski laboratorij Tular'') in 1960.

Name

The name ''Stražišče'', like similar names (e.g., '' Straža'', '' Straže'', '' Stražica'', etc.) is derived from the Slovene common noun ''straža'' 'guards' or 'guard post'. Such names are often applied to settlements near hills or mountains where warning fires were lit to warn against Ottoman attacks. Such Slovene names are often paralleled by German names containing the root ''Wart(e)'' 'guard, watch'; in this case, Wartenburg Castle stood on a cliff below neighboring

Šmarjetna Gora Šmarjetna Gora (; in older sources also ''Šent Marjetina Gora'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56. german: Sankt Margarethen) is a ...

. In the past the German name was ''Straschische''.

History

Stražišče was deeded to Freising Bishop Gottschalk in 1002 by

Emperor Henry II Henry II (german: Heinrich II; it, Enrico II; 6 May 973 – 13 July 1024), also known as Saint Henry the Exuberant, Obl. S. B., was Holy Roman Emperor ("Romanorum Imperator") from 1014. He died without an heir in 1024, and was the last ruler o ...

. In 1291 it came under Bavarian control and had 17 farms. Stražišče was known for

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-making in the 16th century; sieves from the village were exported to Italy, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Greece, and other destinations, and the horsehair for their manufacture was imported from as far away as France, Russia,

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, and Serbia. Industrialization of sieve-making and also linen production was carried out in the 18th century. Stražišče was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.

Churches

The

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in Stražišče dedicated to Saint Bartholomew ( sl, sveti Jernej) was first mentioned in a visitation record in 1631. It was remodeled several times. The bell tower dates from 1734 and the church contains paintings from 1865 by Janez Wolf (1825–1884). The parish church is dedicated to Saint Martin. The original parish church stood next to the Sava River near the current railroad station, along the old Roman road, and was built during an epidemic. It was razed and replaced by the current church in 1735, attributed to the builder Matija Maček (c. 1657–1737) from the

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. The church features a Gothic

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and Baroque furnishings by

Valentin Metzinger Jean-Valentin Metzinger (19 April 1699, Saint-Avold – 12 March 1759, Ljubljana) was a French-born Austrian-Slovenian painter, in the Baroque style. Life and work His ancestors were originally from Italy. He was one of twelve children born ...

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, Jožef Egartner, Matevž Langus, and

Michael Stroy Michael Stroy (Slovenized: ''Mihael Stroj'', 30 September 1803 in Ljubno – 19 December 1871 in Ljubljana) was an Austro-Hungarian painter of Slovenian origin. Life Michael Stroy was born the fifth of eight children to Anton Stroy and his wif ...

.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 1925 Saint Martin's Parish was established very early; a parish priest named Arnold was mentioned in 1163, and Filip in 1248.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Stražišče include: * Ivan Bajželj (1877–1937), physical education specialist * Valentin Burnik (1851–1924), journalist * Benvenut Krobat (1805–1800), religious writer * Valter Schmid (1875–1951), archaeologist * Lovro Tepina (1882–1925), veterinary specialist

References

External links

Stražišče on Geopedia
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