Hrašče, Postojna Explained

Official Name:Hrašče
Pushpin Map:Slovenia
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Slovenia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Slovenia
Subdivision Type1:Traditional region
Subdivision Name1:Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Littoral–Inner Carniola
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Postojna
Area Total Km2:4.22
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:351
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.7778°N 14.1531°W
Elevation M:540.2
Footnotes:[1]

Hrašče (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈxɾaːʃtʃɛ/; German: Hraschtsche,[2] Italian: Crastie) is a village west of Postojna in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.[3]

Name

Hrašče was attested in written sources in 1498 as Krasschach, with a locative ending. The name Hrašče, like similar names (e.g., Hraše, Hrastje, Hrastovica, Hrastnik), is derived from the plural demonym *Hrasťane, in turn derived from the word hrast 'oak', and originally referred to the local vegetation.[4]

Church

The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and belongs to the Parish of Hrenovice.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Book: Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906 . C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna . Vienna . 136.
  3. http://www.postojna.si Postojna municipal site
  4. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 164.
  5. http://kp.rkc.si/dokumenti/zupnije/seznam.pdf Koper Diocese list of churches