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Soteska, Bled

Coordinates: 46°19′6″N 14°03′48″E / 46.31833°N 14.06333°E / 46.31833; 14.06333
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Soteska
Soteska is located in Slovenia
Soteska
Soteska
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°19′6″N 14°03′48″E / 46.31833°N 14.06333°E / 46.31833; 14.06333
Country Slovenia
Traditional RegionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionUpper Carniola
MunicipalityBled
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
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Soteska (pronounced [sɔˈteːska], in older sources sometimes V Štengah,[2] German: In der Stiege[2]) is a former settlement in the Municipality of Bled in northwestern Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Kupljenik. The Soteska railway station is in the neighboring village of Nomenj.[3] The area is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Upper Carniola Statistical Region.

Geography

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Soteska lies in the southwesternmost part of Kupljenik, on the right bank of the Sava Bohinjka River.

History

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Soteska was annexed by Kupljenik in 1955, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko (PDF). Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna. 1906. p. 151.
  3. ^ Savnik, Roman (1968). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 1. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 285.
  4. ^ "Uredba o razglasitvi novih naselij in o združitvi naselij". Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije. 12 (21): 401. June 9, 1955. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  5. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990 (PDF). Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 55, 94.
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