Gradnje, Krško Explained

Official Name:Gradnje
Other Name:Gradinje (until 1990)
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Lower Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Krško
Area Total Km2:1.91
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:22
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.8401°N 15.4654°W
Elevation M:415.1
Postal Code:8312
Footnotes:[1]

Gradnje (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈɡɾaːdnjɛ/) is a settlement in the Gorjanci Mountains in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Gradinje to Gradnje in 1990.[3]

Cultural heritage

There is a small chapel-shine in the settlement, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was built in the early 20th century.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.krsko.si Krško municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage