Cesta () is a settlement in the hills above the right bank of the
Sava River in the
Municipality of Krško in eastern
Slovenia
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. The area is part of the traditional region of
Lower Carniola
Lower Carniola ( ; ) is a traditional region in Slovenia
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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the
Lower Sava Statistical Region.
Name
Cesta was attested in historical sources as ''Strazzen'' in 1343 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.
Castle
The ruins of medieval
Krško Castle lie in the territory of the settlement.
References
External links
Cesta on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Krško
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