Češnjice pri Moravčah explained

Official Name:Češnjice pri Moravčah
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Coordinates:46.1269°N 14.7442°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Moravče
Area Total Km2:3.04
Elevation M:368.4
Population Total:193
Population As Of:2002
Postal Code:1251
Footnotes:[1]

Češnjice pri Moravčah (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈtʃeːʃnjitsɛ pɾi mɔˈɾaːu̯tʃax/; German: Kerschdorf[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

Češnjice pri Moravčah was attested in historical sources as Chersteten in 1367, Nider Kerstet in 1431, Ober Cherstetten in 1436, and Kerssteten in 1444, among other names.[4] The name of the settlement was changed from Češnjice to Češnjice pri Moravčah in 1953.[5] In the past the German name was Kerschdorf.[2]

Cultural heritage

A 16th-century mansion, built on a small hill in the southeastern part of the settlement, was burned by the Partisans in 1943.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp 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. 20.
  3. http://www.moravce.si Moravče municipal site
  4. Web site: Češnjice pri Moravčah . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . October 30, 2020.
  5. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  6. Book: Stražar . Stane . Moravška dolina: življenje pod Limbarsko goro . 1979 . Odbor za izdajo knjige pri krajevnih skupnostih Moravče, Peče, Velika vas in Vrhpolje-Zalog . Moravče . 116.
  7. Web site: Češnjice pri Moravčah - Lokacija graščine Češnjice . February 24, 2020 . Register kulturne dediščine . Ministrstvo za kulturo.