Pri Cerkvi–Struge
Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pri Cerkvi–Struge (pronounced [pɾi ˈtseːɾkʋi ˈstɾuːɡɛ]; Slovene: Pri Cerkvi - Struge, in older sources also Pricerkev and Pri cerkvi[2][3]) is a village in the Municipality of Dobrepolje in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]
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  Pri Cerkvi–Struge Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°46′58.55″N 14°46′35.29″E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Dobrepolje |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 421.2 m (1,381.9 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 66 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/sq mi) |
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Pri Cerkvi–Struge is a compound name; pri cerkvi means 'at the church' and refers to the parish church. Struge (German: Strug[2]) is a regional designation referring to the entire southern part of the Dobrepolje karst polje, also including the villages of Četež pri Strugah, Kolenča Vas, Lipa, Podtabor, Potiskavec, Rapljevo, Tisovec, and Tržič.[3] The name Struge literally means 'river channels' (from the Slovene common noun struga) and is a relatively frequent element in place names.[5]
The local parish church is dedicated to Saint Augustine and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It is a medieval church that was extensively rebuilt in the mid-19th century.[6]
During the Second World War, a number of civilians from Pri Cerkvi–Struge were murdered on 28 July 1942 and buried in the Žiglovica Cave Mass Grave (Slovene: Grobišče Jama Žiglovica) in Ribnica.[7]
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