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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]

Pri Cerkvi–Struge
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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Name

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]

Church

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]

History

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]

Gallery

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  2010 high-water mark
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  Chapel-shrine

References

External links

• Pri Cerkvi–Struge on Geopedia

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