Črešnjice nad Pijavškim | |
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  Črešnjice nad Pijavškim Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°58′29.88″N 15°24′29.9″E / 45.9749667°N 15.408306°E | |
| Country |
Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Krško |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 342.1 m (1,122.4 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 27 |
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Črešnjice nad Pijavškim (pronounced [ˈtʃɾeːʃnjitsɛ nat piˈjaːu̯ʃkim]; German: Kerschdorf [2]) is a small settlement in the hills above Gornje Pijavško on 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. [3]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Črešnjice to Črešnjice nad Pijavškim in 1953. [4] In the past the German name was Kerschdorf. [2]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 76.
- ^ Krško municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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