Hrastje pri Cerkljah
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Country
Slovenia
Elevation154.6 m (507.2 ft)
Hrastje pri Cerkljah | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 45°53′42.91″N 15°29′48.82″E / 45.8952528°N 15.4968944°E | |
| Country | |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Brežice |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 154.6 m (507.2 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 130 |
| • Density | 66/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]
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]

