Zapleš (,
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 22.]) is a former village in central
Slovenia
Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in Central Europe. It borders Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short (46.6 km) coastline within the Adriati ...
in the
Municipality of Lukovica
The Municipality of Lukovica (; ) is a municipality in the eastern part of the Upper Carniola region in Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is Lukovica pri Domžalah. It lies on the main road from Ljubljana to Celje and has been an independen ...
. It is now part of the village of
Hribi.
It is part of the traditional region of
Upper Carniola
Upper Carniola ( ; ; ) is a traditional region of Slovenia, the northern mountainous part of the larger Carniola region. The largest town in the region is Kranj, and other urban centers include Kamnik, Jesenice, Jesenice, Jesenice, Domžale and ...
and 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 ...
.
Geography
Zapleš is a small hillside settlement on the sunny slope of Kamnec Hill (elevation: ).
It lies north of the main hamlet in Hribi.
Name
Zapleš is recorded in older sources in Slovene as ''Sapleſh'' and ''Za Plešjo'',
and in German as ''Saplesch''
and ''Plesch''. The name may refer to bare, unplowed land between fields or similar terrain, related to names like ''
Pleš'', ''Pleša'', and ''
Plešivica'', which derive from the common noun ''pleša'' 'bare land', especially in a mountain area.
History
Zapleš had a population of 25 (in three houses) in 1900,
21 (in three houses) in 1931,
and 22 (in four houses) in 1953. Zapleš was annexed by Hribi in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.
References
External links
*
Zapleš on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Lukovica
Former settlements in Slovenia
{{Lukovica-geo-stub