Češnjice pri Moravčah

Češnjice pri Moravčah
Češnjice pri Moravčah
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′36.66″N 14°44′39″E / 46.1268500°N 14.74417°E / 46.1268500; 14.74417Coordinates: 46°7′36.66″N 14°44′39″E / 46.1268500°N 14.74417°E / 46.1268500; 14.74417
Country  Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Central Slovenia
Municipality Moravče
Area
 • Total 3.04 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Elevation 368.4 m (1,208.7 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 193
[1]

Češnjice pri Moravčah (pronounced [ˈtʃeːʃnjitsɛ pɾi mɔˈɾaːu̯tʃax]; German: Kerschdorf[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Češnjice to Češnjice pri Moravčah in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Kerschdorf.[2]

Cultural heritage

A 16th-century mansion, built on a small hill in the southeastern part of the settlement, was burned down in 1943.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 20.
  3. ↑ Moravče municipal site
  4. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 15286


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