Cesta, Dobrepolje

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Country Slovenia
Elevation
444.2 m (1,457.3 ft)
Cesta
Cesta is located in Slovenia
Cesta
Cesta
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°51′37.07″N 14°41′29.12″E / 45.8602972°N 14.6914222°E / 45.8602972; 14.6914222
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityDobrepolje
Area
  Total
4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Elevation
444.2 m (1,457.3 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
268
  Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
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Cesta (pronounced [ˈtseːsta]; German: Zesta[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Dobrepolje in the historical region of Lower Carniola in Slovenia. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Cesta was attested in historical sources as Cezt in 1141 and Strassen in 1436.[4] The Slovene name Cesta means 'road'. Places with this name in Slovenia lie along roads that predated Slavic settlement in the area.[5]

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