Struževo
Struževo | |
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  Struževo Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°15′05.78″N 14°20′19.09″E / 46.2516056°N 14.3386361°ECoordinates: 46°15′05.78″N 14°20′19.09″E / 46.2516056°N 14.3386361°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Upper Carniola |
| Municipality | Kranj |
Struževo (pronounced [stɾuˈʒeːʋɔ]; locally Strževo[1][2] and in older sources also Straževo,[3] German: Sterscheu[3]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It now corresponds to the neighborhood of Struževo in Kranj. It is located above the Sava River at the edge of the Naklo Valley. There is a railroad bridge across the Sava below the village.[4]
Name[]
Struževo was attested in written records in 1497 as Strisew bei Nagkl.[5] It was also known as locally (and sometimes officially) as Strževo,[1][2] and in older sources also Straževo[3] and Strževo pri Naklem.[5] In the past the German name of the settlement was Sterscheu.[3]
History[]
Struževo was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[6]
Notable people[]
Notable people that were born or lived in Struževo include:
- (1799–1872), poet, textbook writer, and religious writer[2][4]
- (nom de guerre Jokl, 1916–1943), Slovene Partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Glonar, Joža. 1933. Poučni slovar, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Umetniška propaganda, p. 361.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 160, 162.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 243.
- ^ Jump up to: a b A. K. 1899. "Star urbar v ljubljanskem kapiteljskem arhivu." Izvestija Muzejskega društva za Kranjsko 9(4): 141–144, p. 143. (in Slovene)
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
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| Settlements | Administrative seat: Kranj
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- Populated places in the City Municipality of Kranj
- Gorenjska statistical region geography stubs