Jesenov Vrt

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Jesenov Vrt
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Jesenov Vrt
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°30′40.01″N14°50′35.05″E / 45.5111139°N 14.8430694°E / 45.5111139; 14.8430694 Coordinates: 45°30′40.01″N14°50′35.05″E / 45.5111139°N 14.8430694°E / 45.5111139; 14.8430694
Country Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
Traditional region Lower Carniola
Statistical region Southeast Slovenia
Municipality Kostel
Area
  Total 1.33 km2 (0.51 sq mi)
Elevation 606.1 m (1,988.5 ft)
Population (2002)
  Total 0
[1]

Jesenov Vrt (pronounced  [jɛˈseːnɔu̯ ˈʋəɾt] , in older sources also Jesenovrt, [2] German : Jesenwerch [3] ) is an abandoned settlement in the Municipality of Kostel in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. [4] Locally, the village is known as Senov Vrt. [5]

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Geography

Jesenov Vrt is a compact village on a hill west of Banja Loka, accessible by local roads. Gully Spring (Slovene : Pri žlebu) was used for drinking water and laundering in the past. [5]

Banja Loka Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia

Banja Loka is a small village in the Municipality of Kostel in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia statistical region.

Slovene language language spoken in Slovenia

Slovene or Slovenian belongs to the group of South Slavic languages. It is spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 2.1 million Slovenian people and is one of the 24 official and working languages of the European Union.

History

Jesenov Vrt consisted of two full-sized farms in the land registry of 1570. [5] In the 1900 census it had a population of 48 people living in twelve houses. [6] Water mains were installed in 1956 using three pipes, one of which filled a concrete trough at Katra Spring. [5] By 1953 the population had declined to 42 people living in 10 houses, [7] and by 1961 it had further declined to 25 people in eight houses. At that time, five houses were built of wood and had wooden shingles. [5] The people traditionally made a living through agriculture and day labor. [2]

Day labor

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References

  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 213.
  3. Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 26.
  4. Kostel municipal site
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 216.
  6. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 34.
  7. Popis stanovništva 1953. 1959. Vol. 13. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku, p. 204.