Trzen

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Country Slovenia
Elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)
Trzen
Trzen is located in Slovenia
Trzen
Trzen
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′58″N 14°44′49″E / 46.13278°N 14.74694°E / 46.13278; 14.74694
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMoravče
Elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)

Trzen (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈtəɾzən], in older sources also Trzin,[1] German: Tersen[1]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Moravče.[2] The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Trzen lies in the southeastern part of the town of Moravče, at the intersection with the road to Češnjice pri Moravčah along the main road to Drtija.

Name

The name Trzen is derived from the adjective trzen 'fallow', referring to the local geography. The common nouns trznina 'fallow land' and trzna 'unplanted field' are also derived from the adjective, as is the related place name Trzin.[4]

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