Orešje nad Sevnico explained

Official Name:Orešje nad Sevnico
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:Styria
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Lower Sava
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sevnica
Area Total Km2:2.18
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:173
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.0502°N 15.2981°W
Elevation M:262.1
Footnotes:[1]

Orešje nad Sevnico (in Slovenian pronounced as /ɔˈɾeːʃjɛ nat ˈseːu̯nitsɔ/) is a settlement in the hills north of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Orešje to Orešje nad Sevnico in 1953.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.obcina-sevnica.si Sevnica municipal site
  3. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.