Hrastje ob Bistrici

Hrastje ob Bistrici
Hrastje ob Bistrici

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°3′45.59″N 15°38′52.6″E / 46.0626639°N 15.647944°E / 46.0626639; 15.647944Coordinates: 46°3′45.59″N 15°38′52.6″E / 46.0626639°N 15.647944°E / 46.0626639; 15.647944
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Bistrica ob Sotli
Area
 • Total 2.37 km2 (0.92 sq mi)
Elevation 198.5 m (651.2 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 141
[1]

Hrastje ob Bistrici (pronounced [ˈxɾaːstjɛ ɔb ˈbiːstɾitsi]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Bistrica ob Sotli in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of the Styria region. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 it was part of the Savinja Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Hrastje to Hrastje ob Bistrici (literally, 'Hrastje on the Bistrica River') in 1953.[3] The name Hrastje is derived from the Slovene common noun hrast 'oak', referring to the local vegetation.[4]

Cultural heritage

There is surface evidence and some architectural remains of an Ancient Roman settlement at the area known as Banova Njiva next to the Gorenje factory in the settlement. Although the site has been protected as a national heritage site by the Slovenian Ministry of Culture, it has so far not been investigated in any detail.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Bistrica ob Sotli municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ↑ Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, p. 163.
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 4602


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