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Trata (pronounced [ˈtɾaːta]) is a former village in northwestern Slovenia in the Municipality of Gorenja Vas–Poljane. It is now part of the town of Gorenja Vas.[2] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Upper Carniola Statistical Region.

Trata
Trata Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°06′10″N 14°08′23″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Upper Carniola
Municipality	Gorenja Vas–Poljane
Elevation [1]	407 m (1,335 ft)

Geography

Trata stands on a terrace above the right bank of the Poljane Sora River[2] southwest of the former village of Sestranska Vas.[1] The hamlet of Lajše to the southeast was also part of Trata while it was a separate village.[1]

Name

Locally, Trata is known as Trate (i.e., a plural form of the name).[2] The name Trata occurs several times in Slovenia. It is derived from the Slovene common noun trata 'small treeless meadow', which was borrowed from Middle High German trat 'meadow'.[3]

History

Trata was annexed by the town of Gorenja Vas in 1953, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[4]

Church

The Gorenja Vas parish church stands in Trata and is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist.[1][2]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Trata include:

• Anton Dolinar (sl) (1894–1953), musician[1][5]
• Ivan Regen (1868–1947), biologist, born in Lajše[1][6]

References

External links

• Media related to Trata at Wikimedia Commons
• Trata on Geopedia

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