Črešnjevec pri Oštrcu

Črešnjevec pri Oštrcu
Črešnjevec pri Oštrcu

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°49′21.55″N 15°27′2″E / 45.8226528°N 15.45056°E / 45.8226528; 15.45056Coordinates: 45°49′21.55″N 15°27′2″E / 45.8226528°N 15.45056°E / 45.8226528; 15.45056
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Kostanjevica na Krki
Area
  Total 7.07 km2 (2.73 sq mi)
Elevation 417 m (1,368 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 24
[1]

Črešnjevec pri Oštrcu (pronounced [ˈtʃɾeːʃnjɛʋəts pɾi ɔˈʃtəɾtsu]; German: Kerschdorf[2]) is a settlement in the Gorjanci Hills in the Municipality of Kostanjevica na Krki in eastern Slovenia. Its territory extends right to the border with Croatia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Črešnjevec to Črešnjevec pri Oštrcu in 1953.[4] In the past the German name was Kerschdorf.[2]

References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 70.
  3. Kostanjevica na Krki municipal site
  4. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.


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