Spodnje Tepe

Spodnje Tepe is a former settlement in the Municipality of Litija in central Slovenia. It is now part of the village of Tepe. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Central Sava Statistical Region.

Geography

Spodnje Tepe stands in the western part of Tepe, west of Zgornje Tepe and below the southwestern slope of Kleviše Peak.

Name

The name Spodnje Tepe means 'lower Tepe'. The settlement stands about lower in elevation than neighboring Zgornje Tepe.

History

Spodnje Tepe had a population of 108 living in 15 houses in 1900. Together with Zgornje Tepe, Spodnje Tepe was merged into a single settlement called Tepe in 1952, ending any existence it had as a separate settlement.