Kladje nad Blanco (pronounced [ˈklaːdjɛ nad ˈblaːntsɔ]) is a settlement east of Blanca on the left bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Sevnica in central Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]
Kladje nad Blanco | |
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  Kladje nad Blanco Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°59′45.37″N 15°24′25.81″E / 45.9959361°N 15.4071694°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Styria |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Sevnica |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.22 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 222 m (728 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 150 |
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Name
editThe name of the settlement was changed from Kladje to Kladje nad Blanco in 1953.[3]
Cultural heritage
editThere are two Iron Age burial mounds near the settlement. Although they do not belong to the same era, local legend associates them with Attila's grave.[4]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Sevnica municipal site
- ^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
- ^ "EŠD 14735". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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