Dunaj (pronounced [ˈduːnai̯]) is a small settlement in the hills above the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[2]

Dunaj
Dunaj is located in Slovenia
Dunaj
Dunaj
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°58′40.93″N 15°27′11.2″E / 45.9780361°N 15.453111°E / 45.9780361; 15.453111
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityKrško
Area
 • Total0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation
390.6 m (1,281.5 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total38
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History

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Late Neolithic, Bronze, Iron Age, and Roman graves have been found in the area and show continuous settlement of the site.[3]

During the Second World War, the Slovene population of the village was evicted and Gottschee Germans were settled in their place. The village was joined with neighboring Straža pri Krškem, and the two villages were jointly renamed Lorenzberg.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Krško municipal site
  3. ^ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage Archived July 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine reference number ešd 16510
  4. ^ Polšak, Anton (1996). "Ponemčevanje slovenskih krajevnih imen v okrožju Brežice v letih 1941–1945". Časopis za zgodovino in narodopisje. 67 (2): 219.
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