Vrčice (pronounced [ʋəɾˈtʃiːtsɛ]; in older sources also Brčice,[2] German: Wertschitz or Wertschitsch[2][3]) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Semič in Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of Lower Carniola. The municipality is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[4]
Vrčice | |
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  Vrčice Location in Slovenia | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′50.83″N 15°8′33.07″E / 45.6474528°N 15.1425194°E | |
| Country |  Slovenia |
| Traditional region | Lower Carniola |
| Statistical region | Southeast Slovenia |
| Municipality | Semič |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 481.3 m (1,579.1 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 48 |
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Name
editThe Slovene name Vrčice is believed to be derived from the German name Wertschitz and that, in turn, from the Slavic prepositional phrase *vъ rěčicě 'in/at the creek'.[5] Vrčica Creek flows through the village.
Church
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The local church is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and belongs to the Parish of Semič. It dates to the mid-18th century.[6]
References
edit- ^ Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
- ^ a b Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru, vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 14.
- ^ Statistische Zentralkommission. 1919. Spezialortsrepertorium von Krain: Bearbeitet auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910. Vienna: Verlag der K. K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, p. 101.
- ^ Semič municipal site
- ^ Bezlaj, France (ed.). 1995. Etimološki slovar slovenskega jezika, vol. 3. Ljubljana: SAZU, pp. 168–169.
- ^ "EŠD 2259". Registry of Immovable Cultural Heritage (in Slovenian). Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
External links
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Media related to Vrčice at Wikimedia Commons- Vrčice on Geopedia
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