Črešnjice pri Cerkljah (; in older sources also ''Češnjice'',
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 74.] ) is a settlement north of
Cerklje ob Krki Cerklje may refer to places in Slovenia:
* Cerklje na Gorenjskem, town and seat of
** Municipality of Cerklje na Gorenjskem
* Cerklje ob Krki and nearby
** Cerklje ob Krki Barracks
** Cerklje ob Krki Airport
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in the
Municipality of Brežice
The Municipality of Brežice (; ) is a municipality in eastern Slovenia in the Lower Sava Valley along the border with Croatia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Brežice. The area was traditionally divided between Lower Styria (territo ...
in eastern
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. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Lower Sava Statistical Region
The Lower Sava Statistical Region (; until December 31, 2014 ) is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in Slovenia. It has good traffic accessibility and is located in the Sava and Krka Valleys, with hilly areas with vineyards and ...
.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from ''Črešnjice'' to ''Črešnjice pri Cerkljah'' in 1953.
[''Spremembe naselij 1948–95''. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.] In the past the German name was ''Kerschdorf''.
References
External links
Črešnjice pri Cerkljah on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Brežice
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