Municipality o Krško
The Municipality o Krško is a municipality in eastren Slovenie. Its seat is the toun o Krško. The aurie is tradeetionally dividit atween Lawer Styrie (territory on the left bank o the Sava) an Lawer Carniola (territory on the richt bank o the Sava). The entire municipality is nou includit in the Lawer Sava Statistical Region.[1]
Municipality o Krško Občina Krško | |
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 Location o the Municipality o Krško in Slovenie | |
| Coordinates: 45°57′N 15°29′E / 45.950°N 15.483°ECoordinates: 45°57′N 15°29′E / 45.950°N 15.483°E | |
| Kintra |  Slovenie |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Miran Stanko |
| Area | |
| • Total | 286.5 km2 (110.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 25,833 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 8270 |
| Area code(s) | (+386) 07 |
| Vehicle registration | KK |
| Website | www |
History
eeditAirchaeological evidence shows that the aurie wis settled in prehistoric times. Alang the Sava River, a feck o Bronze an Airn Age steids as weel as Roman fynds shaw conteenous thrift. Efter the Medieval period the aurie wis a Habsburg possession. It wis affectit bi Ottoman raids frae the 15t tae the 17t centuries.
Main sichts
eeditSichts in the municipality include the Krško pairish kirk,[2] the Videm-Krško parish kirk,[3] a kirk on the richt bank o the Sava,[4] a Capuchin monastery,[5] an Krško Castle. Faur tae the sooth is Šrajbarski Turn Castle, biggit in the 16t hunderyear. Natural sichts in the municipality include Kostanjevica Cave at the fuit o the Gorjanci Hills an the Krakovo Forest, the anerly virgin wid in Slovenie whaur pedunculate aik (Quercus robur) grows an provides a habitat for several rare an endangered ainimal species.
Economy
eeditIndustries o the Municipality o Krško include construction, metalworking, paper, textiles, firth processin, agricultur, trade, an transportation, while tourism continues tae develop. The growthie flatland sootheast o the toun o Krško alang the banks o the Sava, kent as the Krško-Brežice Plain (Krško - brežiško polje), is uised for vineyards as weel as aipple, peir, peach, apricot, an ploum orcharts. Local vineyards produce wines lik Cviček, Laški Rizling, an Modra Frankinja, as weel as less weel-kent local wines lik white an reid Sremičan an ithers matured in local wine cellars.
See an aw
eeditReferences
eedit- ↑ Krško municipal site
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 1950
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference numbers 3485 & 3486
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 305
- ↑ Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 10286
Freemit airtins
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Municipality o Krško. |
- Krško municipal Wabsteid (in Slovene)
- Municipality o Krško on Geopedia Archived 2012-06-20 at the Wayback Machine