Pleš, Kočevje
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 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | none |
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]
Name
Pleš was attested in historical sources as Plesch in 1498 and 1574.[5] Like related names (e.g., Plešivec, Plešivica), the name Pleš is derived from the adjective pleš 'bare, barren of vegetation', referring to the local terrain.[6]
History
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pleš". Slovenska historična topografija. ZRC SAZU Zgodovinski inštitut Milka Kosa. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. pp. 310–311.
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