Hrastje, Maribor

Hrastje
Hrastje Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°32′26.82″N 15°34′54.94″E / 46.5407833°N 15.5819278°ECoordinates: 46°32′26.82″N 15°34′54.94″E / 46.5407833°N 15.5819278°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Styria
Statistical region	Drava
Municipality	Maribor
Area
• Total	5.1 km^2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation	354.7 m (1,163.7 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	511
[1]

Hrastje (pronounced [ˈxɾaːstjɛ]) is a settlement southwest of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.^[2]

Name

The name Hrastje is derived from the Slovene common noun hrast 'oak', referring to the local vegetation.^[3]

Church

On the slopes of the Pohorje range, at the highest point of the settlement's territory on a hill overlooking Maribor, lie the ruins of a local church dedicated to Saint Wolfgang (Slovene: sveti Bolfenk). It was built at the end of the 15th century and was disused from 1785 onward. By 1869 it was already a ruin and began to be used as a mountain hut.^[4] A small chapel and the belfry have been restored.

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
2. Maribor municipal site
3. Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 163.
4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 9030

External links

• Hrastje, Maribor at Geopedia.si
• Media related to Hrastje, Maribor at Wikimedia Commons