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Struževo (pronounced [stɾuˈʒeːʋɔ]; locally Strževo[1][2] and in older sources also Straževo,[3] German: Sterscheu[3]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Kranj in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It now corresponds to the neighborhood of Struževo in Kranj. It is located above the Sava River at the edge of the Naklo Valley. There is a railroad bridge across the Sava below the village.[4]

Struževo
Struževo Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°15′05.78″N 14°20′19.09″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Kranj

Name

Struževo was attested in written records in 1497 as Strisew bei Nagkl.[5] It was also known as locally (and sometimes officially) as Strževo,[1][2] and in older sources also Straževo[3] and Strževo pri Naklem.[5] In the past the German name of the settlement was Sterscheu.[3]

History

Struževo was annexed by the city of Kranj in 1957, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[6]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Struževo include:

• Blaž Potočnik (1799–1872), poet, textbook writer, and religious writer[2][4]
• Ivo Slavec (nom de guerre Jokl, 1916–1943), Slovene Partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia[2]

References

External links

• Struževo on Geopedia

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