Dešen
Dešen | |
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  Dešen Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°7′8.15″N 14°47′11.91″E / 46.1189306°N 14.7866417°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Upper Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Moravče |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 644.6 m (2,114.8 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 97 |
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Dešen (pronounced [ˈdəʃən]; in older sources also Dešnje,[2] Template:Lang-de[2]) is a settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[3]
Name
Dešen was attested in historical sources as Daeschin in 1346, Deschen in 1430, Deschin in 1436, and Daͤschen in 1451.[4]
History
Archaeological evidence shows that the area has been settled since the Bronze Age.[5]
References
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 19.
- ^ Moravče municipal site
- ^ "Dešen". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
- ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 28978
External links
Media related to Dešen at Wikimedia Commons- Dešen on Geopedia
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