Pleš, Dolenjske Toplice

Place in Lower Carniola, Slovenia
45°42′18.03″N 15°6′13.05″E / 45.7050083°N 15.1036250°E / 45.7050083; 15.1036250Country SloveniaTraditional regionLower CarniolaStatistical regionSoutheast SloveniaMunicipalityDolenjske TopliceElevation
411.2 m (1,349.1 ft)Population
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Pleš (pronounced [ˈpleːʃ]; German: Plösch[1]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Dolenjske Toplice in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2] Its territory is now part of the village of Dobindol.[3]

History

Pleš was a Gottschee German village. Two houses in the village were burned by Italian troops during the Second World War.[3]

References

  1. ^ Ferenc, Mitja. 2007. Nekdanji nemški jezikovni otok na kočevskem. Kočevje: Pokrajinski muzej, p. 4.
  2. ^ Dolenjske Toplice municipal site
  3. ^ a b Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 481.
  • Pleš on Geopedia
  • Pre–World War II map of Pleš with oeconyms and family names


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