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Cesta, Krško

Coordinates: 45°58′24.57″N 15°27′52.88″E / 45.9734917°N 15.4646889°E / 45.9734917; 15.4646889
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Cesta
Cesta is located in Slovenia
Cesta
Cesta
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°58′24.57″N 15°27′52.88″E / 45.9734917°N 15.4646889°E / 45.9734917; 15.4646889
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityKrško
Area
 • Total1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi)
Elevation
379.9 m (1,246.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total78
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Cesta (pronounced [ˈtseːsta]) is a settlement in the hills above the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Name

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Cesta was attested in historical sources as Strazzen in 1343 and Strassen in 1436.[3] The Slovene name Cesta means 'road'. Places with this name in Slovenia lie along roads that predated Slavic settlement in the area.[4]

Castle

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The ruins of medieval Krško Castle lie in the territory of the settlement.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Krško municipal site
  3. ^ "Cesta". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 90.
  5. ^ "16229: Krško - Stari grad" [16229: Krško – The Old Castle]. Register nepremične kulturne dediščine [Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage] (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture, Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
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