Hrastje (; german: Hrastie''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 52.) is a village on the left bank of the

Sava River The Sava (; , ; sr-cyr, Сава, hu, Száva) is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. It flows through Slovenia, Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally t ...

just south of

Kranj Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniol ...

in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Until June 2002, the settlement was part of the City Municipality of Kranj.

Name

The name ''Hrastje'' is derived from the Slovene common noun ''hrast'' 'oak', referring to the local vegetation. The settlement was known as ''Hrastie'' in German in the past.

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Matthew. It was built in 1508 in a

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style and altered in the 17th century. Its greatest treasure is a 17th-century

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wooden altar. The belfry was built in 1723.Šenčur parish site
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References

External links

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Hrastje on Geopedia
Populated places in the City Municipality of Kranj {{Kranj-geo-stub