Straža, Straža

Straža
Straža
Settlement
	Straža Location of Straža in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 45°47′10.9″N 15°4′28.04″E / 45.786361°N 15.0744556°ECoordinates: 45°47′10.9″N 15°4′28.04″E / 45.786361°N 15.0744556°E
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Alojz Knafelj
Area
• Total	7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	1,994
• Density	275/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)

Straža (pronounced [ˈstɾaːʒa]) is a settlement on the left bank of the Krka River in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in southeastern Slovenia. It is the largest settlement and the centre of the Municipality of Straža and is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. It has close to 2,000 inhabitants. The main employer in the town is the company Novoles. There are many vineyards in the area.^[2]

Geography[]

Straža lies on the left bank of the Krka River. The main part of the town is the former village of Gornja Straža (in older sources Gorenja Straža, German: Oberstrascha),^[3] which was joined with former village of Dolnja Straža (in older sources Dolenja Straža, German: Unterstrascha)^[3] to the northeast to create today's settlement.

Name[]

The name Straža is shared with several other settlements in Slovenia, and it is also found in various toponyms, oronyms, and hydronyms. It is derived from the common noun straža 'guards, guard post', often referring to a place where watch was kept during the danger of Ottoman attacks.^[4]

References[]

^ "Straža, Straža". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
^ Straža municipal site
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 158.
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 398.

External links[]

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[STRAZA-STRAZA-1] "Straža, Straža". Place Names. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 8 August 2012.

[2] Straža municipal site

[Leksikon-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 158.

[4] Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 398.

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Straža
Settlement

Straža Location of Straža in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°47′10.9″N 15°4′28.04″E / 45.786361°N 15.0744556°E / 45.786361; 15.0744556Coordinates: 45°47′10.9″N 15°4′28.04″E / 45.786361°N 15.0744556°E / 45.786361; 15.0744556
Country	Slovenia
Government
• Mayor	Alojz Knafelj
Area
• Total	7.3 km² (2.8 sq mi)
Population (2012)^[1]
• Total	1,994
• Density	275/km² (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02 (CEST)