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)
[1]

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

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

History

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

References

  1. ↑ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
  2. 1 2 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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