Drenje, Dolenjske Toplice

Drenje (pronounced [ˈdɾeːnjɛ]; German: Dreine[2]) is a small settlement on the left bank of the Krka River in the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]

Drenje
Drenje is located in Slovenia
Drenje
Drenje
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°47′1.92″N 15°0′29.12″E / 45.7838667°N 15.0080889°E / 45.7838667; 15.0080889
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionSoutheast Slovenia
MunicipalityDolenjske Toplice
Area
 • Total
1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Elevation
256.5 m (841.5 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
59
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
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A late Bronze Age unfortified hill settlement has been identified on Plešivica Hill just north of the settlement.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 38.
  3. ^ Dolenjske Toplice municipal site
  4. ^ "EŠD 8615". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
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