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.

Name

Kresnice was mentioned in written sources ca. 1261 as villa Grafnitz. The name is derived from the Slovene common noun kres 'summer solstice; solstice bonfire' and may indicate a place where such bonfires were held.

Church

The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Benedict and belongs to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ljubljana. It dates to the early 19th century.

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