Kresnice

Kresnice
Kresnice
	Kresnice Location in Slovenia
	Coordinates: 46°6′1.12″N 14°47′25.21″E / 46.1003111°N 14.7903361°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Central Sava
Municipality	Litija
Area
• Total	2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Elevation	295.1 m (968.2 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	670

Kresnice (pronounced [kɾɛˈsniːtsɛ]; German: Kreßnitz^[2]) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.^[3]

Name

Kresnice was mentioned in written sources ca. 1261 as villa Grafnitz (and as ze Kräznicz in 1372, Cråzznicz in 1380, and Krasnicz in 1449). The name is derived from the Slovene common noun kres 'summer solstice; solstice bonfire' and may indicate a place where such bonfires were held.^[4]

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Benedict and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It dates to the early 19th century.^[5]

Gallery

Kresnice seen from Zapodje

References

^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 92.
^ Municipality of Litija website
^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 213.
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 1937