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Municipality Of Šenčur
The Municipality of Šenčur (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the settlement of Šenčur. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Kranj was subdivided into five smaller municipalities. The municipal holiday is celebrated on 23 April, St. George's Day. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Šenčur, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Hotemaže * Luže * Milje * Olševek * Prebačevo * Srednja Vas pri Šenčurju * Trboje * Visoko Visoko ( sr-cyrl, Високо, ) is a city located in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 39,938 inhabitants with 11,205 livi ... * Voglje * Voklo * Žerjavka References External links * Municipality of Šenčur on Geopedia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Slovenia
Slovenia is divided into 212 municipalities (Slovene language, Slovene: ''občine'', singular''občina''), of which 12 have urban (metropolitan) status. Municipalities are further divided into local communities and districts. Slovenia has the largest number of first-level administrative divisions of any country. The municipalities vary considerably in size and population, from the capital Ljubljana with more than 280,000 inhabitants to Hodoš with fewer than 400. Urban status is not granted strictly on the basis of population; the smallest urban municipality, Urban Municipality of Slovenj Gradec, Slovenj Gradec, has less than half as many inhabitants as the most populous non-urban municipality, Municipality of Domžale, Domžale. Slovene language, Slovene is the official language in all municipalities. Hungarian language, Hungarian is the second official language of three municipalities in Prekmurje: Dobrovnik/Dobronak, Hodoš/Hodos, and Lendava/Lendva. Italian language, Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srednja Vas Pri Šenčurju
Srednja Vas pri Šenčurju (; , ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56.) is a village in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name The name of the settlement was changed from ''Srednja vas'' to ''Srednja vas pri Šenčurju'' in 1955. In the past the German name was ''Mitterdorf''. Churches Twin churches with a single shared spire in the village are dedicated to Saint Radegund and Saint Catherine. Saint Radegunde's is the older of the two with a Romanesque nave and Gothic frescos from around 1440. The sanctuary has Gothic rib vaulting from the second half of the 15th century and the nave was vaulted in 1853. Saint Catherine's is younger with a choir dated 1535. Eight Stations of the Cross are displayed in the nave and a wooden polychrome Polychrome is the "practice of decorating architectural elements, sculpture, etc., in a variet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Šenčur
The Municipality of Šenčur (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the settlement of Šenčur. The municipality was established in its current form on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Kranj was subdivided into five smaller municipalities. The municipal holiday is celebrated on 23 April, St. George's Day. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Šenčur, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Hotemaže * Luže * Milje * Olševek * Prebačevo * Srednja Vas pri Šenčurju * Trboje * Visoko Visoko ( sr-cyrl, Високо, ) is a city located in the Zenica-Doboj Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 39,938 inhabitants with 11,205 livi ... * Voglje * Voklo * Žerjavka References External links * Municipality of Šenčur on Geopedia [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Medvode
The Municipality of Medvode (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Upper Carniola in north-central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Medvode. Medvode became a municipality in 1994. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Medvode, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Belo * Brezovica pri Medvodah * Dol * Dragočajna * Golo Brdo * Goričane * Hraše * Ladja * Moše * Osolnik * Rakovnik * Seničica * Setnica * Smlednik * Sora * Spodnja Senica * Spodnje Pirniče * Studenčice * Tehovec * Topol pri Medvodah * Trnovec * Valburga * Vaše * Verje * Vikrče * Zavrh pod Šmarno Goro * Zbilje * Zgornja Senica * Zgornje Pirniče * Žlebe Žlebe ( or ; locally also ''Sveta Marjeta'',Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. ''Krajevni leksikon Slovenije'', vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 391–392. ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''K ... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Vodice
The Municipality of Vodice (; ) is a municipality in the traditional region of Upper Carniola in north-central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Vodice. Vodice became a municipality in 1994. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Vodice, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Bukovica pri Vodicah * Dobruša * Dornice * Koseze * Polje pri Vodicah * Povodje * Repnje * Selo pri Vodicah * Šinkov Turn * Skaručna * Torovo * Utik Utik (), also known as Uti, was a historical province and principality within the Kingdom of Armenia. It was ceded to Caucasian Albania following the partition of Armenia between Sassanid Persia and the Eastern Roman Empire in 387 AD. Most o ... * Vesca * Vojsko * Zapoge References External links *Municipality of Vodice on Geopedia {{DEFAULTSORT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Cerklje Na Gorenjskem
The Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Cerklje na Gorenjskem. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Adergas * * Apno * Cerkljanska Dobrava *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality Of Preddvor
The Municipality of Preddvor (; ) is a municipality in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Preddvor. The municipality was established on 3 October 1994, when the former larger Municipality of Kranj was subdivided into the municipalities of Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Kranj, Naklo, Preddvor, and Šenčur. The municipality was reduced in size on 7 August 1998 by the creation of the Municipality of Jezersko from its territory. Settlements In addition to the municipal seat of Preddvor, the municipality also includes the following settlements: * Bašelj * Breg ob Kokri * Hraše pri Preddvoru * Hrib * Kokra * Mače * Možjanca Možjanca (; in older sources also ''Možanca'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56. ) is a small settlement in the Municipality of P ... * Nova Vas * Potoče * Spodnja Bela * Srednja Bela * Tupaliče * Zgornja Bela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žerjavka
Žerjavka () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies north of Lake Trboje, the reservoir of the Mavčiče Hydroelectric Plant on the Sava River. Name Žerjavka was attested in 1324 as ''Chranchsfur'' (and as ''Chranichsfurt'' in 1420, and ''Seryawicz'' and ''Saryaw'' in 1436). The name is based on the Slovene common noun ''žerjav'' ' crane', referring to the local fauna, and is additionally confirmed by the Middle High German Middle High German (MHG; or ; , shortened as ''Mhdt.'' or ''Mhd.'') is the term for the form of High German, High German language, German spoken in the High Middle Ages. It is conventionally dated between 1050 and 1350, developing from Old High ... attestations, which contain the root ''kranech'' 'crane'. References External linksŽerjavka on Geopedia Populated places in the Municipality of Šenčur {{Šenčur-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voklo
Voklo (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.) is a village in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Voklo was attested in written sources in 1238 as ''Hv̊lwe'' (and as ''apud Hvlwin'' in 1238, ''Hulven'' in 1270, and ''Hůlben'' in 1349). The Slovene name is derived from ''(v) Lókvo'' (literally, 'to the watering hole'), thus referring to a local geographical feature. Phonologically, it is the result of a dialect development in which ''l-'' > ''w-'' (''lokev'' >'' wọ́ku'', genitive ''wọ́kwe'') followed by dissimilation of the genitive (''wọ́kwe'' > ''wọ́kle''), creation of the new feminine nominative ''wọ́kla'', and subsequent reanalysis of the accusative ''wọ́klo'' as a neuter nominative. In the local dialect, the name of the village is ''Wọ́ku'' (genitive ''Wọ́kləga''). In the past the German name was ''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voglje, Šenčur
Voglje (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 58.) is a village in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Name Voglje was attested in written sources in 1247 as ''in villa Winkeler'' (and as ''Winchleren'' in 1313 and ''Winklern'' in 1408). The Slovene name developed from the plural accusative demonym *''Ǫgъľane'', derived from the common noun ''*ǫgъlъ'' (> Sln. ''vogel'') 'corner; upper part of a mountain chain; place where two ridges diverge', and therefore originally refers to the residents of such a location. Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Simon and Saint Jude Jude the Apostle (Ancient Greek: Ἰούδας Ἰακώβου translit. Ioúdas Iakóbou Syriac/Aramaic: ܝܗܘܕܐ translit. Yahwada) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. He is generally identified as Tha ... and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visoko, Šenčur
Visoko (; ) is a village in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. Geography Visoko is a ribbon village along the road from Kranj to Zgornje Jezersko, with additional road connections to Cerklje na Gorenjskem, Šenčur, and Suha pri Predosljah. Significant construction of houses along the road to Cerklje na Gorenjskem took place after the Second World War. The Kokra River flows past the village to the west, where it powered two grain mills and a sawmill in the past. The highest elevation in the village is at Hrib Hill () southeast of the village center. Church The local church is dedicated to Saint Vitus Vitus (), whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily. His surviving hagiography is pure legend. The dates of his actual life are unknown.Basil Watkins, ''The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical ... and was built in 1861 on the site of an earlier church. Notable people Notable people that we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trboje
Trboje (; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 56.) is a village in the Municipality of Šenčur in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies east of Lake Trboje. Geography Trboje lies on the left bank of the Sava, Sava River along the road from Kranj to Smlednik. The soil in the area is sandy, and there are fields in the east part of the settlement toward Smlednik and Voklo.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 171. The Sava River was dammed in 1986, when the Mavčiče#Hydroelectric plant, Mavčiče Hydroelectric Plant was built. The reservoir that was created is known as Lake Trboje. Name Trboje was attested in written records in 1118 as ''Trebesbach'' and ''Trebespach'' (and as ''Treffpach'' in 1313, ''Trespach'' in 1436, ''Treboyach'' in 1436, ''Triboyan'' in 1483, and ''Threwoiach'' in 1597). The o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
