Čatež ob Savi (; Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 68–69.) is a village on the right bank of the Sava River at its confluence with the Krka River in the Municipality of Brežice in eastern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.Brežice municipal site
Name Čatež was attested in written sources in 1249 as Sates (and as Tzattesch in 1265 and Czates 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 noun čret or čreta 'swamp'. Rejected derivations of the name include those from čata 'ambush' because of medieval transcriptions and linguistic geographical factors, and from Čatež (the name of a mythological dwarf). Snoj, Marko. 2009. Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan and Založba ZRC, pp. 95–96. The name of the settlement was changed from Čatež to Čatež ob Savi in 1955.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. In the past the German name was Tschatesch.
Churches The parish church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint George () and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1323, but the current building was built in 1833.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 1710 A second church belonging to the parish is built on a hill to the south of the main village. It is dedicated to Saint Vitus and was built in the second half of the 13th century. Its belfry was built in the early 19th century.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number 1711
Spa A few kilometres to the east of the settlement is the large spa resort of Terme Čatež.Terme Čatež site In the 19th century the spa was known as Čatežke Toplice ().
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External links
Čatež ob Savi on Geopedia