Hrastje, Maribor Explained

Official Name:Hrastje
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:Drava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Maribor
Area Total Km2:5.1
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:576
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.5408°N 15.5819°W
Elevation M:354.7
Footnotes:[2]

Hrastje (pronounced as /sl/) is a settlement southwest of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.[3]

Name

The name Hrastje is derived from the Slovene common noun hrast 'oak', referring to the local vegetation.[4]

Church

On the slopes of the Pohorje range, at the highest point of the settlement's territory on a hill overlooking Maribor, lie the ruins of a local church dedicated to Saint Wolfgang (Slovenian: sveti Bolfenk). It was built at the end of the 15th century and was disused from 1785 onward. By 1869 it was already a ruin and began to be used as a mountain hut.[5] A small chapel and the belfry have been restored.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prebivalstvo po naseljih, podrobni podatki, Slovenija, 1. januar 2021 . stat.si . 12 May 2022 . sl.
  2. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. http://www.maribor.si Maribor municipal site
  4. Book: Snoj . Marko . Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen . 2009 . Modrijan . Ljubljana . 163.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage