Trzen

Trzen
Trzen Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°7′58″N 14°44′49″E
Country	Slovenia
Traditional region	Upper Carniola
Statistical region	Central Slovenia
Municipality	Moravče
Elevation	375 m (1,230 ft)

Trzen (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈtəɾzən], in older sources also Trzin,^[1] German: Tersen^[1]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Moravče in central Slovenia. It is now part of the town of Moravče.^[2] The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.^[3]

Geography

Trzen lies in the southeastern part of the town of Moravče, at the intersection with the road to Češnjice pri Moravčah along the main road to Drtija.

Name

The name Trzen is derived from the adjective trzen 'fallow', referring to the local geography. The common nouns trznina 'fallow land' and trzna 'unplanted field' are also derived from the adjective, as is the related place name Trzin.^[4]

History

Trzen had a population of 46 living in 10 houses in 1900.^[1] Trzen was annexed by Moravče in 1952, ending its existence as an independent settlement.^[5][6]

References

1. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 21.
2. Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 96.
3. Moravče municipal site
4. Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 441.
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. 66, 109.
6. Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve). Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. 1965. p. 113.

External links

• Moravče with Trzen (unlabeled) on Geopedia