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Čreta Pri Kokarjah
Čreta may refer to several places in Slovenia: * Čreta, Hoče–Slivnica, a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica * Čreta, Vransko, a settlement in the Municipality of Vransko * Čreta pri Kokarjah, a settlement in the Municipality of Nazarje {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čreta, Hoče–Slivnica
Čreta () is a settlement in the Municipality of Hoče–Slivnica in northeastern Slovenia. It lies in the eastern foothills of the Pohorje Hills south of Maribor. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region. An Iron Age and Roman-period hill fort, with its associated burial ground containing around 35 burial mounds A tumulus (: tumuli) is a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Tumuli are also known as barrows, burial mounds, mounds, howes, or in Siberia and Central Asia as ''kurgans'', and may be found throughout much of the world. ..., has been identified near the settlement. reference number ešd 8973 References External links ...
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Čreta, Vransko
Čreta () is a small settlement in the Municipality of Vransko in central Slovenia. It lies in the hills north of Vransko. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Savinja Statistical Region. Name The name of the settlement was changed from Marija-Čreta (literally, ' Our Lady of Čreta') to Čreta in 1952. 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. Churches There are two churches in the settlement. One is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and dates to the 15th century with 16th- and 18th-century extensions. The second is dedicated to Saint Catherine of Alexandria Catherine of Alexandria, also spelled Katherine, was, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the emperor Max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |