Tenetiše (; in older sources also ''Tenetišče'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92. german: Tenetitsch''Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung'', no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 33.) is a settlement on the right bank of the

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east of

Litija Litija (; german: Littai''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 90, 92–93.) is a town in the Litija Basin in central Slovenia. It is the ...

in central

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. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the Municipality of Litija in the

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Name

The name ''Tenetiše'' (a feminine plural noun) is derived from the earlier plural demonym ''*Tenetiščane'', meaning 'residents of Tenetišče' (a neuter singular noun). This, in turn, is derived from the common noun ''*teneto'' or ''*tenetъ'' 'hunting net', and may refer to a hunting area where small game or birds were caught using nets. Tenetiše was formerly a hamlet of

Breg pri Litiji Breg pri Litiji (; german: Rann Tenetiše was known as ''Tenetitsch'' in German.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Tenetiše include: * Jože Štok (a.k.a. Korotan) (born 1924),

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soldier and career officer

References

External links

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