Štrit (pronounced [ˈʃtɾiːt]; in older sources also Strit[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Škocjan in southeastern Slovenia. Within the municipality, it belongs to the Local Community of Bučka.[3] The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4] It includes the hamlets of Marušič, Pečica, Trdika, and Colnišče.[5]
Štrit | |
|---|---|
  Štrit Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′58.22″N 15°20′17.27″E / 45.9161722°N 15.3381306°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Škocjan |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195.1 m (640.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 79 |
| [1] | |
History
editDuring the Second World War, the population of the village was evicted by the German occupation authorities in November 1941. Gottschee Germans were settled in their place and remained in the village until the end of the war.[5]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 74.
- ^ "Krajevne in vaške skupnosti". Občina Škocjan. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ Škocjan municipal site
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 279.
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