Praše (; german: link=no, Prasche''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.) is a village on the right bank of the

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River 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 lies west of

Lake Trboje Lake Trboje ( sl, Trbojsko jezero), also named Lake Mavčiče () and Lake Kranj (), is an artificial lake west of the village of Trboje in the Municipality of Šenčur, northwestern Slovenia. It was created in 1986 as a reservoir for the Mavčiče ...

, the reservoir of the

Mavčiče Hydroelectric Plant Mavčiče (; german: Mautschitsch''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municip ...

on the

River.

Name

Praše was attested in historical sources as ''Praschach'' in 1291, ''Prasschach'' in 1318, ''Pratschach'' in 1383, and ''Prasach'' in 1500, all reflecting the locative inflection of the village's feminine plural name.

Church

The church in Praše is dedicated to Mary Magdalene. It was mentioned in written sources in the 15th century and was reworked in the Baroque style in the mid-19th century. It contains a gilded altar with a painting of Mary Magdalene by Gašper Porenta (1870–1930).

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Praše include: * Ivan Jenko (1853–1891), poet *

Simon Jenko Simon Jenko (October 27, 1835 – October 18, 1869) was a Slovene poet, lyricist and writer. Jenko was born in Podreča in the Sora Plain (''Sorško polje'') in Upper Carniola, then part of the Austrian Empire, now in Slovenia, as an illegit ...

(1835–1869), poet and writer

References

External links

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