Ples, Moravče Explained

Official Name:Ples
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:Upper Carniola
Subdivision Type2:Statistical region
Subdivision Name2:Central Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Moravče
Area Total Km2:1.34
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:65
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:46.1395°N 14.7881°W
Elevation M:432
Postal Code:1251
Footnotes:[1]

Ples (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈplɛs/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It lies east of Moravče on the main road to Izlake. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]

Name

Ples was attested in historical sources as Pless in 1347, Plyess in 1355, and Plezz in 1383, among other spellings.[3]

History

Ples was a hamlet of Zgornja Dobrava until 1953, when it was administratively separated and made a village in its own right.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. http://www.moravce.si Moravče municipal site
  3. Web site: Ples . Slovenska historična topografija . ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa . October 31, 2020.
  4. Book: Topole . Maja . Geografija občine Moravče . 2003 . Založba ZRC . Ljubljana . 194.
  5. Book: Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve) . 1965 . Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko . Ljubljana . 72.