Velika Kostrevnica () is a settlement in the
Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji
The Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji (; sl, Občina Šmartno pri Litiji) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Šmartno pri Litiji. The municipality ...
in central
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. It lies in a small valley southeast of Šmartno. The area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola and is included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Name
The name ''Velika Kostrevnica'' literally means 'big Kostrevnica' and distinguishes the settlement from neighboring ''
Mala Kostrevnica'' (literally, 'little Kostrevnica'). The name ''Kostrevnica'' is derived from the Slovene plant name ''kostreva'' (or ''kostreba''), referring to
cockspur grass or
rye brome
''Bromus secalinus'' is a species of bromegrass known as rye brome. The specific epithet ''secalinus'' is Latin, meaning "rye-like". The fruits are hard, rounded glumes that appear superficially similar to the rye grain, which gives the brome i ...
, thus reflecting the local vegetation.
Cultural heritage
There is evidence of a still
unexcavated Hallstatt period
The Hallstatt culture was the predominant Western Europe, Western and Central European Archaeological culture, culture of Late Bronze Age Europe, Bronze Age (Hallstatt A, Hallstatt B) from the 12th to 8th centuries BC and Early Iron Age Europe ...
burial ground
A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ...
near the settlement.
References
External links
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Velika Kostrevnica on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Šmartno pri Litiji
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