Stražišče, Prevalje

Stražišče
Stražišče Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°33′15.05″N 14°56′12.62″E / 46.5541806°N 14.9368389°ECoordinates: 46°33′15.05″N 14°56′12.62″E / 46.5541806°N 14.9368389°E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Carinthia
Statistical region	Carinthia
Municipality	Prevalje
Area[1]
• Total	1.8 km^2 (0.7 sq mi)
Elevation[2]	550 m (1,800 ft)
Population (2015)[1]
• Total	148

Stražišče (pronounced [stɾaˈʒiːʃtʃɛ]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northeast of Prevalje in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia.^[3]

History

Stražišče was a hamlet of Prevalje until 1999, when it became a separate settlement.^[1]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Stražišče include:

• Janez Gradišnik (1917–2009), author and translator^[2]
• Tone Jeromel (born 1938), agricultural expert and technical writer^[2]
• Matija Kresnik (1821–1890), folk poet and self-educated writer^[2]
• Ludvik Viternik (1888–1973), poet and composer^[2]

References

1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia: Stražišče, Prevalje.
2. Savnik, Roman, ed. 1980. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 4. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 487.
3. Prevalje municipal site

External links

• Stražišče on Geopedia