Štore Explained

Official Name:Štore
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Savinja
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Štore
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.28
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:2257
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.2219°N 15.3111°W
Elevation M:263.5
Postal Code:3220

Štore (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈʃtoːɾɛ/) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Štore. It lies on the Voglajna River, just east of Celje. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region.

Name

The name Štore is probably originally an accusative plural derived from the Slovene common noun štor 'stump', referring to an area where stumps remained after it was cleared.[2]

History

Until the Second World War, Štore was a hamlet of the village of Kresnike (today Kresnike is a hamlet of Štore).[2] The town only developed in the mid-19th century, when the ironworks were established in the area after coal was found in the surrounding hills.[2] [3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Naselje Štore . Statistični urad Republike Slovenije . April 29, 2020.
  2. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 419.
  3. http://www.store.si/ Municipality of Štore website