Struževo

Struževo
Struževo

Location in Slovenia

Coordinates: 46°15′05.78″N 14°20′19.09″E / 46.2516056°N 14.3386361°E / 46.2516056; 14.3386361Coordinates: 46°15′05.78″N 14°20′19.09″E / 46.2516056°N 14.3386361°E / 46.2516056; 14.3386361
Country Slovenia
Traditional region Upper Carniola
Statistical region Upper Carniola
Municipality Kranj

Struževo (pronounced [stɾuˈʒeːʋɔ]; locally Strževo[1][2] and in older sources also Straževo,[3] German: Sterscheu[3]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It now corresponds to the neighborhood of Struževo in Kranj. It is located above the Sava River at the edge of the Naklo Valley. There is a railroad bridge across the Sava below the village.[4]

Name

Struževo was attested in written records in 1497 as Strisew bei Nagkl.[5] It was also known as locally (and sometimes officially) as Strževo,[1][2] and in older sources also Straževo[3] and Strževo pri Naklem.[5] In the past the German name of the settlement was Sterscheu.[3]

History

Struževo was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[6]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Struževo include:

References

  1. 1 2 Glonar, Joža. 1933. Poučni slovar, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Umetniška propaganda, p. 361.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Savnik, Roman, ed. 1968. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, pp. 160, 162.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 54.
  4. 1 2 Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 243.
  5. 1 2 A. K. 1899. "Star urbar v ljubljanskem kapiteljskem arhivu." Izvestija Muzejskega društva za Kranjsko 9(4): 141–144, p. 143. (Slovene)
  6. Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.

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