Krško
town in Slovenia
Krško (pronounced [ˈkə́ɾʃkɔ] ; German: Gurkfeld) is a town in eastern Slovenia. It is the seat of the City Municipality of Krško. The town lies on the Sava River and on the northwest edge of the Krško Plain (Slovene: Krško polje), which is part of the larger Krka Flat (Slovene: Krška ravan). The area is divided between the traditional regions of Styria (territory on the left bank of the Sava) and Lower Carniola (territory on the right bank of the Sava). The entire municipality is now included in the Lower Sava Statistical Region.
Slovenia's only nuclear power plant, the Krško Nuclear Power Plant, lies southeast of the town.
Name
The name of the settlement was changed from Krško to Videm–Krško in 1953. The name Krško was restored in 1964. In the past the German name was Gurkfeld.
History
Archaeological evidence shows that the area was settled in prehistoric times.
“Krško” enters the record as town in Slovenia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Krško, town and Slovenia can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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“Krško” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Krško, town and Slovenia provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 23, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q15886. VIAF identifies the subject as 144403470. The Library of Congress control number is n94060375. Authority coordinates are 45.959, 15.492. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1953 and 1964.
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