Trata | |
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Trata Location in Slovenia | |
Coordinates: 46°06′10″N 14°08′23″E / 46.10278°N 14.13972°E | |
Country | Slovenia |
Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
Municipality | Gorenja Vas–Poljane |
Elevation | 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
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 2 3 4 5 6 Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 585.
- 1 2 3 4 Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 360.
- ↑ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 433.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Dolinar, Anton (1894–1953)". Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
- ↑ Hadži, Jovan. "Regen, Janez (1868–1947)". Slovenska biografija. Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
External links
- Media related to Trata at Wikimedia Commons
- Trata on Geopedia