Dešen (; in older sources also ''Dešnje'', ) is a settlement in the

Municipality of Moravče A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the gov ...

in central

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. The area is part of the traditional region of

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. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the

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Name

Dešen was attested in historical sources as ''Daeschin'' in 1346, ''Deschen'' in 1430, ''Deschin'' in 1436, and ''Daͤschen'' in 1451.

History

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shows that the area has been settled since the

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.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 28978

References

External links

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Dešen on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Moravče {{Moravče-geo-stub