Tlačnica

Tlačnica (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈtlaːtʃinitsa], in older sources Tlačensa[1]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Peče.[2][3] The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]

Tlačnica
Tlačnica is located in Slovenia
Tlačnica
Tlačnica
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°9′22″N 14°48′52″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityMoravče
Elevation
703 m (2,306 ft)

Geography

Tlačnica lies north of the village center of Peče, on a side road from Zgornje Koseze. It is located on the southeastern slope of Big Peak Hill (Slovene: Veliki vrh, elevation: 753 meters or 2,470 feet).[2][3]

History

Tlačnica had a population of 24 living in four houses in 1880,[1] and 34 living in five houses in 1900.[5] During the Second World War, a Partisan checkpoint operated at the Gašpere farm in Tlačnica.[2] Tlačnica was annexed by Peče in 1952, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[6][7]

References
  1. Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 134.
  2. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 98.
  3. Topole, Maja (2003). Geografija občine Moravče. Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. p. 38.
  4. Moravče municipal site
  5. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 21.
  6. Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 74, 107.
  7. Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve). Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. 1965. pp. 70, 111.
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