Trata
Trata is located in Slovenia
Trata
Trata
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°06′10″N 14°08′23″E / 46.10278°N 14.13972°E / 46.10278; 14.13972
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityGorenja Vas–Poljane
Elevation
[1]
407 m (1,335 ft)

Trata (pronounced [ˈtɾaːta]) is a former village in northwestern Slovenia in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane. It is now part of the town of Gorenja Vas.[2] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Upper Carniola Statistical Region.

Geography

Trata stands on a terrace above the right bank of the Poljane Sora River[2] southwest of the former village of Sestranska Vas.[1] The hamlet of Lajše to the southeast was also part of Trata while it was a separate village.[1]

Name

Locally, Trata is known as Trate (i.e., a plural form of the name).[2] The name Trata occurs several times in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun trata 'small treeless meadow', which was borrowed from Middle High German trat 'meadow'.[3]

History

Trata was annexed by the town of Gorenja Vas in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[4]

Church

Saint John the Baptist Church

The Gorenja Vas parish church stands in Trata and is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.[1][2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Trata include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 585.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 360.
  3. ↑ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 433.
  4. ↑ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 32, 107.
  5. ↑ "Dolinar, Anton (1894–1953)". Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ Hadži, Jovan. "Regen, Janez (1868–1947)". Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. Retrieved February 3, 2021.


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