Frluga

Frluga (pronounced [fəɾˈluːɡa]; in older sources also Ferluga[2]) is a small settlement in the Gorjanci Hills in the Municipality of Krško in eastern Slovenia, close to the border with Croatia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.[3]

Frluga
Frluga
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 45°50′1.02″N 15°28′32.22″E
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionLower Carniola
Statistical regionLower Sava
MunicipalityKrško
Area
 • Total0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Elevation
481.7 m (1,580.4 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total5
[1]

Name

Frluga was attested in historical sources in 1407, 1449, and 1507 as Verlug.[4][5]

Church

The local church is dedicated to Saint Catherine and belongs to the Parish of Sveti Križ–Podbočje. Its shape indicates Romanesque origins, but the church was rebuilt in 1647.[6]

References
  1. Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 70.
  3. Krško municipal site
  4. "Slovenska historična topografija". Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  5. Kosi, Miha (2016). Historična topografija Kranjske (do 1500). Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. p. 231.
  6. Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 2401


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