Leskovec pri Krškem ( or ; Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, pp. 76–77.) is a settlement on the right bank of the Sava River in the City Municipality of Krško 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.Krško municipal site It includes the hamlets of Grad (a.k.a. Turnska graščina), Beli Breg, Veliki Marof (in older sources also Gorenji Marof, ), and Žadovinka.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1976. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 3. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 149. Older sources also mention the appertaining hamlet of Bajer ().
Name The name of the settlement was changed from Leskovec to Leskovec pri Krškem in 1953.Spremembe naselij 1948–95. 1996. Database. Ljubljana: Geografski inštitut ZRC SAZU, DZS. In the past the German name was Haselbach.
Landmarks Churches
Parish church The local parish church is dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows and belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Novo Mesto. It was erected in the early Renaissance style on the site of an earlier building, most probably in the 1630s. A Roman tombstone is included in the walls of the church and a milliarium of Septimius Severus is next to the church.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 318
St. Anne's Church A second church in the settlement is dedicated to Saint Anne and is a 17th-century building that was rebuilt in the late 18th century in a Late Baroque style.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 1957
Monuments In front of the parish church stands a monument to the soldiers fallen in World War I. It was made by Franjo Kunovar Jr. and unveiled on 3 June 1928. In 1995 a plaque dedicated to the people exiled in World War II was added to it.
Leskovec Castle On a hill to the north of the settlement stands Leskovec Castle, dating to the 15th century with 16th- and 18th-century alterations.Slovenian Ministry of Culture register of national heritage reference number ešd 317
Notable people
Anka Salmič (1902–1969), Slovenian farmer, folk healer and poet; she lived there for last ten years of her life.
References
External links
Leskovec pri Krškem on Geopedia