Pleš (pronounced [ˈpleːʃ]; German: Plösch[1][2]) is a remote settlement in the Municipality of Kočevje in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[3] Its territory is now part of the village of Borovec pri Kočevski Reki.[4]

Pleš
Pleš Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°33′14.20″N 14°47′20.19″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Lower Carniola
Statistical region	Southeast Slovenia
Municipality	Kočevje
Elevation	644.1 m (2,113.2 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	none

History

Pleš was listed in the land registry of 1498 as having a full farm; in the land registry of 1574 the farm had been divided into two halves. Pleš gradually grew into a settlement with six houses. In 1971 Pleš had only one house, located about 100 m west of the road to Kočevska Reka.[4]

References

External links

• Pleš on Geopedia
• Pre–World War II map of Pleš with oeconyms and family names

This article about the Municipality of Kočevje in Slovenia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e