Kresnice

Kresnice (; ) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region; until January 2014 the municipality was part of the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

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Place details

Locality: Kresnice
Region: Municipality of Moravče
Country: Slovenija
Population: 745
Timezone: Europe/Ljubljana

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Settlement.official_name: Kresnice
Settlement.image_skyline: Kresnice_(Litija).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Slovenia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: 25px Slovenia
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Traditional region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lower Carniola
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Statistical region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Central Sava
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Litija
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.7
Settlement.population_as_of: 2002
Settlement.population_total: 670
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities

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Wikidata facts

Population: 732
Area: 2.7
Elevation: 295.1
Image: Kresnice.JPG

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Commons category: Kresnice
postal code: 1274
female population: 354
male population: 378

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==Name== Kresnice was mentioned in written sources ca. 1261 as villa Grafnitz (and as ze Kräznicz in 1372, Cråzznicz in 1380, and Krasnicz in 1449). The name is derived from the Slovene common noun kres 'summer solstice; solstice bonfire' and may indicate a place where such bonfires were held.