Gradnje, Krško

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Gradnje
Gradinje (until 1990)
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Gradnje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°50′24.18″N15°27′55.35″E / 45.8400500°N 15.4653750°E / 45.8400500; 15.4653750 Coordinates: 45°50′24.18″N15°27′55.35″E / 45.8400500°N 15.4653750°E / 45.8400500; 15.4653750
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Lower Sava
Municipality Krško
Area
 • Total 1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi)
Elevation 415.1 m (1,361.9 ft)
Population (2002)
 • Total 22
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Gradnje (pronounced  [ˈɡɾaːdnjɛ] ) is a settlement in the Gorjanci Hills in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region. [2]

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.

Lower Carniola Traditional region in Slovenia

Lower Carniola is a traditional region in Slovenia, the southeastern part of the historical Carniola region.

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Name

The name of the settlement was changed from Gradinje to Gradnje in 1990. [3]

Cultural heritage

There is a small chapel-shine in the settlement, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. 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.

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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 21840


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