Samotorica (pronounced [samɔˈtoːɾitsa]) is a dispersed settlement in the hills northwest of Horjul in the Inner Carniola region of Slovenia.
Samotorica | |
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  Samotorica Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 46°1′47.12″N 14°14′58.12″E / 46.0297556°N 14.2494778°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Inner Carniola |
| Statistical region | Central Slovenia |
| Municipality | Horjul |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 645.4 m (2,117.5 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 69 |
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Name edit
Samotorica was first mentioned in written records in 1340 as Zamatůrnicz (and in 1489 as Samotoritz and Samatoritz). The name may be derived from the Slavic common noun *samotvorъ 'natural feature', referring to some striking landscape element, or perhaps from the hypothetical personal name *Samotvor.[2]
Church edit
The local church in the settlement is dedicated to Archangel Michael and belongs to the Parish of Horjul. It contains early 16th-century frescos and a painted wooden ceiling.[3]
References edit
- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ Snoj, Marko (2009). Etimološki slovar slovenskih zemljepisnih imen. Ljubljana: Modrijan. p. 366.
- ^ Horjul municipal site Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
External links edit
Media related to Samotorica at Wikimedia Commons- Samotorica on Geopedia
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