Straža, Slovenia
🇸🇮 Straža is a settlement on the left bank of the Krka River in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in south-eastern Slovenia. It is the largest settlement and the centre of the Municipality of Straža and is included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. The main employer in the town was the company Novoles. There are many vineyards in the area.
Geography Straža lies on the left bank of the Krka River. The main part of the town is the former village of Gornja Straža (in older sources Gorenja Straža, German: Oberstrascha), which was joined with former village of Dolnja Straža (in older sources Dolenja Straža, German: Unterstrascha) to the north-east to create today's settlement.
There are two churches in Straža: Assumption Church in Dolenja Straža, which is part of the Parish of Prečna, and St. Thomas's Church in Gorenja Straža, which is part of the Parish of Vavta Vas.
Name The name Straža is shared with several other settlements in Slovenia, and it is also found in various toponyms, oronyms, and hydronyms. 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.
Ljubljana Time
Straža has a population of over 1,945 people. Straža also forms part of the wider Southeast Slovenia Region which has a population of over 145,357 people. Straža is situated near Novo Mesto.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Straža has links with:
🇷🇸 Novi Bečej, Serbia🇫🇷 Vaulx-en-Velin 45.778
🇫🇷 Clermont-Ferrand 45.777
🇫🇷 Villeurbanne 45.767
🇮🇹 Bassano del Grappa 45.765
🇮🇹 Ariano Irpino 15.083
🇸🇮 Novo Mesto 15.166
Locations Near: Straža 15.0667,45.7833
🇸🇮 Novo Mesto 15.166,45.8 d: 7.9
🇸🇮 Trbovlje 15.055,46.159 d: 41.8
🇸🇮 Celje 15.258,46.229 d: 51.7
🇭🇷 Karlovac 15.553,45.495 d: 49.6
🇸🇮 Ljubljana 14.523,46.07 d: 52.8
🇭🇷 Zaprešić 15.8,45.85 d: 57.3
🇭🇷 Rijeka 14.441,45.327 d: 70.3
Antipodal to: Straža -164.933,-45.783
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17119
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16470.5
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16567.8
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16405
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12663.4
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12570.7
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12556.4
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12552.2