Dolenji Leskovec

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Dolenji Leskovec
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Dolenji Leskovec
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°59′53.15″N15°27′15.05″E / 45.9980972°N 15.4541806°E / 45.9980972; 15.4541806 Coordinates: 45°59′53.15″N15°27′15.05″E / 45.9980972°N 15.4541806°E / 45.9980972; 15.4541806
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Styria
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Krško
Area
 • Total 4.95 km2 (1.91 sq mi)
Elevation 251.1 m (823.8 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 285
[1]

Dolenji Leskovec (pronounced  [dɔˈleːnji lɛˈskɔːʋəts] or [dɔˈleːnji lɛˈskoːʋəts] ) is a settlement west of Brestanica in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. [2]

Brestanica Place in Styria, Slovenia

Brestanica is an urban settlement in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. It lies in the valley at the confluence of the Sava River with a minor tributary called the Brestanica. The area was traditionally part of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.

Municipality of Krško Municipality in Slovenia

The Municipality of Krško is a municipality in eastern Slovenia. Its seat is the town of Krško. The area is traditionally divided between Lower Styria and Lower Carniola. The entire municipality is now included in the Lower Sava statistical region.

Slovenia republic in Central Europe

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a sovereign state located in southern Central Europe at a crossroads of important European cultural and trade routes. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, and the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. It covers 20,273 square kilometers (7,827 sq mi) and has a population of 2.07 million. One of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, Slovenia is a parliamentary republic and a member of the United Nations, of the European Union, and of NATO. The capital and largest city is Ljubljana.

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Dolnji Leskovec to Dolenji Leskovec in 1990. [3]

Cultural Heritage

There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It was built in the early 20th century. [4]

Wayside shrine religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway

A wayside shrine is a religious image, usually in some sort of small shelter, placed by a road or pathway, sometimes in a settlement or at a crossroads, but often in the middle of an empty stretch of country road, or at the top of a hill or mountain. They have been a feature of many cultures, including Catholic and Orthodox Europe and Shinto Japan.

Sacred Heart Christian devotion symbolising the love of Jesus Christ

The devotion to the Sacred Heart is one of the most widely practiced and well-known Roman Catholic devotions, taking the heart of the resurrected Body as the representation of the love by Jesus Christ God, which is "his heart, pierced on the Cross", and "in the texts of the New Testament is revealed to us as God's boundless and passionate love for mankind".

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References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ↑ Krško municipal site
  3. ↑ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
  4. ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 12931


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