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]
Cesta | |
|---|---|
  Cesta Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′24.57″N 15°27′52.88″E / 45.9734917°N 15.4646889°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Krško |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 379.9 m (1,246.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 78 |
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Name
editCesta 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
editThe ruins of medieval Krško Castle lie in the territory of the settlement.[5]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Krško municipal site
- ^ "Cesta". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 90.
- ^ "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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