Matica, Trbovlje

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
46°6′33″N 15°5′5″E / 46.10917°N 15.08472°E / 46.10917; 15.08472Country SloveniaTraditional regionLower CarniolaStatistical regionCentral SavaMunicipalityTrbovljeElevation
661 m (2,169 ft)

Matica (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈmaːtitsa]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Trbovlje in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Župa.[1] The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Geography

Matica lies in the northern part of Župa, below the southeast slope of Kožlak Hill (elevation: 669 meters or 2,195 feet).

History

Matica had a population of 79 living in 12 houses in 1880,[3] and 88 living in 12 houses in 1900.[4] Together with part of neighboring Ključevica, Matica was merged into the newly created settlement of Župa in 1955, ending its existence as an independent settlement.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Savnik, Roman (1976). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 419.
  2. ^ Trbovlje municipal site
  3. ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 38.
  4. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 89.
  5. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 64, 123.
  6. ^ Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve). Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. 1965. pp. 48, 64, 129.

External links

  • Matica on Geopedia
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