Cesta (;
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 48.]) is a
village
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in the
Municipality of Dobrepolje in the historical region of
Lower Carniola
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in
Slovenia
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. The municipality is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region
The Central Slovenia Statistical Region () is a Statistical regions of Slovenia, statistical region in central Slovenia.
Geography
This is the second-largest region in terms of territory. It has a total area of 2,555 km2, with a central po ...
.
Name
Cesta was attested in historical sources as ''Cezt'' in 1141 and ''Strassen'' in 1436. The Slovene name ''Cesta'' means 'road'. Places with this name in Slovenia lie along roads that predated Slavic settlement in the area.
Cultural heritage
A small roadside
chapel-shrine in the southern part of the settlement dates to the late 19th century.
References
External links
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Cesta on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Dobrepolje
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