Hrastenice
Name
The name Hrastenice is derived from the word hrast 'oak'. Like similar names (e.g., Hrastje, Hrastovica, Hrastnik), it originally referred to the local vegetation. In the past it was known as Krestenitze in German.
History
Just east of Hrastenice above the Gradaščica River there was an engagement between Partisan and Italian forces in 1942. A plaque at the place reads: "At this site on 7 May 1942 a battalion of the village defense forces of this zone attacked an Italian column and destroyed a large number of the occupying force's soldiers and officers, including the regimental commander." The Italian losses numbered 36 dead and missing, including a lieutenant colonel, and 82 wounded soldiers and officers.
Notable people
Notable people that were born or lived in Hrastenice include:
- Matija Ambrožič (1889–1966), technical writer and physician
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Dobrova–Polhov Gradec municipal site Archived 2014-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 412.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 163, 310.
- ^ Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 13.
- ^ Hribernik, Rudolf. 1995. Spomini: klic svobode. Ljubljana: Znanstveno in publicistično središče, p. 52.
- ^ Slovenski biografski leksikon: Ambrožič Matija (in Slovene)
External links
Media related to Hrastenice at Wikimedia Commons- Hrastenice on Geopedia
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