Official Name: | Straža pri Oplotnici |
Other Name: | Straža (until 1998) |
Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
Subdivision Name1: | Styria |
Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
Subdivision Name2: | Drava |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Oplotnica |
Area Total Km2: | 0.81 |
Population As Of: | 2015 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 72 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 46.3819°N 15.4736°W |
Elevation M: | 385 |
Straža pri Oplotnici (in Slovenian pronounced as /ˈstɾaːʒa pɾi ɔˈploːtnitsi/) is a settlement in the Municipality of Oplotnica in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. The municipality is now included in the Drava Statistical Region.[2]
The settlement was named Straža until 1998, when it was renamed Straža pri Oplotnici (literally, 'Straža near Oplotnica') to differentiate it from other settlements with the same name.[1] The name Straža is found in various toponyms, oronyms, and hydronyms in Slovenia. It is derived from the common noun straža 'guards, guard post', often referring to a place where watch was kept during the danger of Ottoman attacks.[3]
The Roman road from Celeia to Poetovio led through the area, and parts of it are still traceable.[4]
A small chapel with a wooden belfry was built in 1947.[5]