Čatež ob Savi | |
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  Čatež ob Savi Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates:45°53′33.39″N15°35′52.42″E / 45.8926083°N 15.5978944°E /45.8926083; 15.5978944 | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Lower Sava |
| Municipality | Brežice |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 170.2 m (558 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 342 |
| • Density | 62.9/km2 (163/sq mi) |
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Čatež ob Savi (pronounced[ˈtʃaːtɛʃɔpˈsaːʋi];German:Tschatesch[2]) is avillage on the right bank of theSava River at its confluence with theKrka River in theMunicipality of Brežice in easternSlovenia. The area is part of the traditional region ofLower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in theLower Sava Statistical Region.[3]
Čatež was attested in written sources in 1249 asSates (and asTzattesch in 1265 andCzates in 1392). The name is believed to be derived from the Slovene common noun*čretež 'cleared land'. A less likely theory derives the name from the Slovene common nounčret orčreta 'swamp'. Rejected derivations of the name include those fromčata 'ambush' because of medieval transcriptions and linguistic geographical factors, and fromČatež (the name of a mythological dwarf).[4] The name of the settlement was changed fromČatež toČatež ob Savi in 1955.[5] In the past the German name wasTschatesch.[2]
Theparish church in the settlement is dedicated toSaint George (Slovene:sveti Jurij) and belongs to theRoman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1323, but the current building was built in 1833.[6] A second church belonging to the parish is built on a hill to the south of the main village. It is dedicated toSaint Vitus and was built in the second half of the 13th century. Itsbelfry was built in the early 19th century.[7]
A few kilometres to the east of the settlement is the largespa resort ofTerme Čatež.[8] In the 19th century the spa was known asČatežke Toplice (German:Bad Tschatesch).[2]
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