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.
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]
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]