Cesta (pronounced [ˈtseːsta]; German: Zesta[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Dobrepolje in the historical region of Lower Carniola in Slovenia. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Cesta | |
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  Cesta Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°51′37.07″N 14°41′29.12″E / 45.8602972°N 14.6914222°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Dobrepolje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 444.2 m (1,457.3 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 268 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
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Name
editCesta was attested in historical sources as Cezt in 1141 and Strassen in 1436.[4] The Slovene name Cesta means 'road'. Places with this name in Slovenia lie along roads that predated Slavic settlement in the area.[5]
Cultural heritage
editA small roadside chapel-shrine in the southern part of the settlement dates to the late 19th century.[6]
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. 48.
- ^ Dobrepolje municipal site
- ^ "Cesta". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 90.
- ^ "EŠD 16746". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
External links
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