Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
Leskovec pri Krškem (pronounced [lɛˈskɔːʋəts pɾi ˈkəɾʃkɛm] or [lɛˈskoːʋəts pɾi ˈkəɾʃkɛm] ; German : Haselbach [ 2] ) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the City Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia . The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola . It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region .[ 3] It includes the hamlets of Grad (a.k.a. Turnska graščina ), Beli Breg, Veliki Marof (in older sources also Gorenji Marof ,[ 2] German : Obermeierhof [ 2] ), and Žadovinka.[ 4] Older sources also mention the appertaining hamlet of Bajer (German : Weiher ).[ 2]
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Leskovec to Leskovec pri Krškem in 1953.[ 5] In the past the German name was Haselbach .[ 2]
Landmarks
Churches
Interior of the parish church
Parish church
The local parish church is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto . It was erected in the early Renaissance style on the site of an earlier building, most probably in the 1630s. A Roman tombstone is included in the walls of the church and a milliarium of Septimius Severus is next to the church.[ 6]
St. Anne's Church
A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and is a 17th-century building that was rebuilt in the late 18th century in a Late Baroque style .[ 7]
Monuments
In front of the parish church stands a monument to the soldiers fallen in World War I. It was made by Franjo Kunovar Jr. and unveiled on 3 June 1928.[ 8] In 1995 a plaque dedicated to the people exiled in World War II was added to it.[ 9]
Leskovec Castle
On a hill to the north of the settlement stands Leskovec Castle , dating to the 15th century with 16th- and 18th-century alterations.[ 10]
References
^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ a b c d e Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko . 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 76–77.
^ Krško municipal site
^ Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije , vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 149.
^ Spremembe naselij 1948–95 . 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS.
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 318
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 1957
^ "Domoljub: slovenskemu ljudstvu v poduk in zabavo" (in Slovenian). Vol. 41, no. 25. Ljubljana: M. Kolar. 21 June 1928.
^ "Kulturna dediščina" . Krajevna skupnost Leskovec pri Krškem . Retrieved 7 August 2013 .
^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 317
External links
Settlements Administrative seat:
Krško
Landmarks Notable people