Hrastje
Hrastje is located in Slovenia
Hrastje
Hrastje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°32′26.82″N 15°34′54.94″E / 46.5407833°N 15.5819278°E / 46.5407833; 15.5819278
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionStyria
Statistical regionDrava
MunicipalityMaribor
Area
  Total5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi)
Elevation
354.7 m (1,163.7 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
  Total576
[2]

Hrastje (pronounced [ˈxɾaːstjɛ]) is a settlement southwest of Maribor in northeastern Slovenia. It belongs to the City Municipality of Maribor.[3]

Name

The name Hrastje is derived from the Slovene common noun hrast 'oak', referring to the local vegetation.[4]

Church

On the slopes of the Pohorje range, at the highest point of the settlement's territory on a hill overlooking Maribor, lie the ruins of a local church dedicated to Saint Wolfgang (Slovene: sveti Bolfenk). It was built at the end of the 15th century and was disused from 1785 onward. By 1869 it was already a ruin and began to be used as a mountain hut.[5] A small chapel and the belfry have been restored.

References

  1. "Prebivalstvo po naseljih, podrobni podatki, Slovenija, 1. januar 2021". stat.si (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  3. Maribor municipal site
  4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 163.
  5. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 9030



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