Hrastje pri Cerkljah

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Country Slovenia
Elevation
154.6 m (507.2 ft)
Hrastje pri Cerkljah
Hrastje pri Cerkljah is located in Slovenia
Hrastje pri Cerkljah
Hrastje pri Cerkljah
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°53′42.91″N 15°29′48.82″E / 45.8952528°N 15.4968944°E / 45.8952528; 15.4968944
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityBrežice
Area
  Total
1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi)
Elevation
154.6 m (507.2 ft)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
130
  Density66/km2 (170/sq mi)
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Hrastje pri Cerkljah (pronounced [ˈxɾaːstjɛ pɾi ˈtseːɾkljax]; German: Hrastie[2]) is a small village northwest of Cerklje ob Krki in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

The name Hrastje is derived from the Slovene common noun hrast 'oak', referring to the local vegetation.[4] The name of the settlement was changed from Hrastje to Hrastje pri Cerkljah (literally, 'Hrastje near Cerklje') in 1953.[5] In the past the settlement was known as Hrastie in German.[2]

History

During the Second World War, in the fall of 1941, the German authorities evicted 32 families from the village and settled Gottschee Germans in their houses.[6]

Notable people

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