Jesenov Vrt (, in older sources also Jesenovrt,Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 213. Intelligenzblatt zur Laibacher Zeitung, no. 141. 24 November 1849, p. 26.) is an abandoned settlement in the Municipality of Kostel in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.Kostel municipal site Locally, the village is known as Senov Vrt.Savnik, Roman, ed. 1971. Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije, p. 216.
Geography Jesenov Vrt is a compact village on a hill west of Banja Loka, accessible by local roads. Gully Spring () was used for drinking water and laundering in the past.
Name Locally, the name Jesenov Vrt has been reduced via apheresis to Senovrt.
History Jesenov Vrt consisted of two full-sized farms in the land registry of 1570. In the 1900 census it had a population of 48 people living in twelve houses.Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 34. Water mains were installed in 1956 using three pipes, one of which filled a concrete trough at Katra Spring. By 1953 the population had declined to 42 people living in 10 houses,Popis stanovništva 1953. 1959. Vol. 13. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku, p. 204. and by 1961 it had further declined to 25 people in eight houses. At that time, five houses were built of wood and had wooden shingles. The people traditionally made a living through agriculture and day labor.
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External links Jesenov Vrt on Geopedia