Lebenice (pronounced [lɛbɛˈniːtsɛ], German: Lebeniza[2]) is a former village in central Slovenia in the Municipality of Lukovica. It is now part of the village of Hribi.[3] It is part of the traditional region of Upper Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia Statistical Region.

Lebenice
Lebenice is located in Slovenia
Lebenice
Lebenice
Location in Slovenia
Coordinates: 46°12′12″N 14°53′04″E / 46.20333°N 14.88444°E / 46.20333; 14.88444
Country Slovenia
Traditional regionUpper Carniola
Statistical regionCentral Slovenia
MunicipalityLukovica
Elevation740 m (2,430 ft)

Geography edit

Lebenice is a small high-elevation settlement on the northern slope of Kamnec Hill (elevation: 862 meters or 2,828 feet) above Motnik.[1] It lies north-northwest of the main hamlet in Hribi.

Name edit

 
Hiking sign for Lebenice

Lebenice appears in older sources in Slovene as Lebenize[4] and Levenice.[5] It was recorded in German as Lubenzach in 1571,[6] Leboniza in 1763–1787,[7] and Lebeniza in 1857.[2]

History edit

Lebenice had a population of 12 (in three houses) in 1880,[8] 17 (in three houses) in 1900,[9] 11 (in two houses) in 1931,[1] and three (in one house) in 1953.[10] Lebenice was annexed by Hribi in 1953, ending its existence as a separate settlement.[11][12][13]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Krajevni leksikon Dravske Banovine. 1937. Ljubljana: Zveza za tujski promet za Slovenijo, p. 204.
  2. ^ a b Landes-Regierungsblatt für das Herzogthum Krain. Ljubljana: Eger. 1857. p. 101.
  3. ^ Savnik, Roman (1971). Krajevni leksikon Slovenije, vol. 2. Ljubljana: Državna založba Slovenije. p. 88.
  4. ^ Freyer, Heinrich (1846). Alphabetisches Verzeichniß aller Ortschafts- und Schlösser-Namen des Herzogthums Krain. Ljubljana: Josef Blasnik. p. 55.
  5. ^ Cilli und Ratschach (map, 1:75,000). 1928. Belgrade: Vojni Geografski Institut.
  6. ^ Kosi, Miha (2016). Historična topografija Kranjske (do 1500). Ljubljana: Založba ZRC. p. 703.
  7. ^ Rajšp, Vincenc (1999). Slovenija na vojaškem zemljevidu 1763–1787, vol. 5. Ljubljana: ZRC SAZU. p. 138.
  8. ^ Special-Orts-Repertorium von Krain. Vienna: Alfred Hölder. 1884. p. 133.
  9. ^ Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 22.
  10. ^ Popis stanovništva 1953, vol. 11. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. 1959. p. 255.
  11. ^ Marinković, Dragan (1991). Abecedni spisak naselja u SFRJ. Promene u sastavu i nazivima naselja za period 1948–1990. Belgrade: Savezni zavod za statistiku. pp. 42, 57.
  12. ^ Razširjeni seznam sprememb naselij: od 1948 do 1964: (poimenovanja, združevanja, odcepitve, pristavki, razglastive in ukinitve). Ljubljana: Zavod SR Slovenije za statistiko. 1965. p. 40.
  13. ^ "Uredba o razglasitvi novih naselij in o združitvi naselij". Uradni list Ljudske republike Slovenije. 9 (2): 34. January 30, 1953. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

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