Križ, Komenda

Križ (pronounced [ˈkɾiːʃ]; German: Kreuz[2]) is a village in the Municipality of Komenda in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia.

Križ
Križ
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°11′56.44″N 14°33′54.09″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityKomenda
Area
 • Total2.29 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Elevation
349.8 m (1,147.6 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total447
[1]

Castle
Former site of Križ Castle

Križ Castle (Slovene: grad Križ) or Križ Manor (Slovene: Kriška graščina)[3] used to stand on a small hill above the settlement. It was built in the second half of the 16th century.[3] In 1918, Križ Castle was owned by the Austrian aristocrat Baron Otto von Apfaltrern.[4] The castle was burned down and demolished by the Partisans in November 1943.[5] It contained many valuable works of art; some were burned by the Partisans and others were looted.[3]

Church
Saint Paul's Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Paul.[6]

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References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 26.
  3. Ostanki graščine na Križu (in Slovene)
  4. Otterstädt, Herbert. "Deutscher Besitz in Krain – nationalsozialistisches Südostdeutsches Institut, Graz, 1940". Gottschee.de. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  5. Jakič, Ivan. 1997. Vsi slovenski gradovi: leksikon slovenske grajske zapuščine. Ljubljana: DZS, p. 173.
  6. Komenda municipal site


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