Elevation 388 m Local time Wednesday 7:25 AM | Area 58 ha Population 30 (2002) | |
 | ||
Weather 4°C, Wind NW at 5 km/h, 78% Humidity | ||
Straža pri Krškem ([ˈstɾaːʒa pɾi ˈkəɾʃkɛm]; German: Straža bei Sankt Lorenz) is a small village in the hills above the left bank of the Sava River northwest of the town of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area was traditionally part of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.
Contents
Map of 8270 Stra%C5%BEa pri Kr%C5%A1kem, Slovenia
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Straža Svetega Lovrenca (literally, 'Straža of St. Lawrence') to Straža pri Krškem (literally, 'Straža near Krško') in 1955. The name was changed on the basis of the 1948 Law on Names of Settlements and Designations of Squares, Streets, and Buildings as part of efforts by Slovenia's postwar communist government to remove religious elements from toponyms. In the past the German name was Straža bei Sankt Lorenz.