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Pleš, Kočevje
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 | |
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Pleš Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°33′14.20″N 14°47′20.19″E / 45.5539444°N 14.7889417°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 edit
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 edit
- ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 34.
- ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
- ^ Kočevje municipal site
- ^ a b Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 217.
External links edit
- Pleš on Geopedia
- Pre–World War II map of Pleš with oeconyms and family names