Zajčji Vrh pri Stopičah explained

Official Name:Zajčji Vrh pri Stopičah
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:Southeast Slovenia
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Novo Mesto
Area Total Km2:0.89
Population As Of:2002
Population Total:93
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Coordinates:45.772°N 15.2416°W
Elevation M:393.5
Postal Code:8000
Footnotes:[1]

Zajčji Vrh pri Stopičah (pronounced as /sl/; in older sources also Zajč Vrh,[2] German: Hasenberg[2]) is a settlement in the foothills of the Gorjanci range in the City Municipality of Novo Mesto in southeastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Zajčji Vrh to Zajčji Vrh pri Stopičah in 1955.[4]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Matthias and belongs to the Parish of Stopiče. It was built in the late 17th century.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.stat.si/eng/index.asp Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 112.
  3. http://www.novomesto.si/en/ Novo Mesto municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  5. http://rkd.situla.org/ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage