Dešen

Dešen (pronounced [ˈdəʃən]; in older sources also Dešnje,[2] German: Deschne[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]

Dešen
Dešen
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′8.15″N 14°47′11.91″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMoravče
Area
  Total3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Elevation
644.6 m (2,114.8 ft)
Population
 (2002)
  Total97
[1]

Archaeological evidence shows that the area has been settled since the Bronze Age.[4]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 19.
  3. Moravče municipal site
  4. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 28978


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