Spodnje Tepe
Spodnje Tepe | |
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Spodnje Tepe Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°4′33″N 14°55′36″E / 46.07583°N 14.92667°E | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Sava |
| Municipality | Litija |
| Elevation | 367 m (1,204 ft) |
Spodnje Tepe (pronounced [ˈspoːdnjɛ ˈteːpɛ], German: Untertepe)[1] is a former settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Tepe.[2] The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[3]
Geography
Spodnje Tepe stands in the western part of Tepe, west of Zgornje Tepe and below the southwestern slope of Kleviše Peak (Slovene: Kleviška špica, 791 meters or 2,595 feet).[2]
Name
The name Spodnje Tepe means 'lower Tepe'. The settlement stands about 112 meters (367 ft) lower in elevation than neighboring Zgornje Tepe (literally, 'upper Tepe').
History
Spodnje Tepe had a population of 108 living in 15 houses in 1900.[1] Together with Zgornje Tepe, Spodnje Tepe was merged into a single settlement called Tepe in 1952, ending any existence it had as a separate settlement.[4]
References
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 95.
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. pp. 285–286.
- ^ Litija municipal site
- ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 95, 106, 120.
External links
- Media related to Spodnje Tepe at Wikimedia Commons
- Spodnje Tepe on Geopedia