Straža pri Raki (; in older sources also ''Straza pri Svetem Valentinu'',''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 78. ) is a settlement east of Raka in the

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in eastern

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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

The name of the settlement was changed from ''Straža Svetega Valentina'' (literally, 'Straža of St. Valentine') to ''Straža pri Raki'' (literally, 'Straža near Raka') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. In the past the German name was ''Straža bei Sankt Valentin''.

Church

The local

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is dedicated to

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and belongs to the

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Leskovec pri Krškem Leskovec pri Krškem ( or ; ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 76–77.) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Cit ...

. It dates to the 17th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage
reference number ešd 1959

References

External links

Straža pri Raki on Geopedia
Populated places in the Urban Municipality of Krško {{Krško-geo-stub