Straža pri Oplotnici () is a settlement in the
Municipality of Oplotnica
The Municipality of Oplotnica (; sl, Občina Oplotnica) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Styria, Styria in northeastern Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Oplotnica. It was formed in 1998, when it was split ...
in eastern
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. The area is part of the traditional region of
Styria
Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...
. The municipality is now included in the
Drava Statistical Region
The Drava Statistical Region ( sl, Podravska statistična regija) is a statistical region in Slovenia. The largest city in the region is Maribor. The region's name comes from the Drava River and includes land on both banks along its course thro ...
.
Name
The settlement was named ''Straža'' until 1998, when it was renamed ''Straža pri Oplotnici'' (literally, 'Straža near Oplotnica') to differentiate it from other settlements with the same name.
The name ''Straža'' is found in various
toponyms
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
, oronyms, and
hydronyms in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun ''straža'' 'guards, guard post', often referring to a place where watch was kept during the danger of
Ottoman attacks.
History
The
Roman road
Roman roads ( la, viae Romanae ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Re ...
from
Celeia to
Poetovio led through the area, and parts of it are still traceable.
Cultural Heritage
A small
chapel
A chapel is a Christian place of prayer and worship that is usually relatively small. The term has several meanings. Firstly, smaller spaces inside a church that have their own altar are often called chapels; the Lady chapel is a common ty ...
with a wooden
belfry was built in 1947.
Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 20360
References
External links
Straža pri Oplotnici on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Oplotnica
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